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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18: The Politics of Justice; Justice and Poverty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which two governors openly defied the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education?
(a) Strom Thurmond of Georgia and Clint Black of Florida.
(b) Taylor Manning of Tennessee and Roy Chace of South Carolina.
(c) Ross Barnett of Mississippi and George Wallace of Alabama.
(d) Ross Barnett of Alabama and George Wallace of Mississippi.

2. Which organization worked outside the confines and control of any governmental branch or agency?
(a) Civil rights.
(b) Pentagon.
(c) CIA.
(d) FBI.

3. Which child of the Kennedy clan had a mental disease?
(a) John.
(b) Eunice.
(c) Rosemary.
(d) Jean.

4. Where did Robert Kennedy get a position because of his father's influence?
(a) Senate.
(b) Attorney General's office.
(c) House of Representatives.
(d) Senate Investigations Committee.

5. Who was prosecuted by the Attorney General Robert Kennedy for taking a bribe?
(a) J. Vincent Keoh.
(b) George Wallace.
(c) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(d) Eunice Kennedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What region of the world resented American interference to assist French armed forces?

2. Which institution opposed the changes happening in the Justice Department?

3. Who traveled to Asia and witnessed the new nationalism arising in those countries?

4. What were the two major issues surrounding the John F. Kennedy bid for the presidency?

5. Who were two personal friends of the Kennedy family that were also prosecuted?

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