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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. What did Robert Kennedy find about the comparative treatment of individuals in the court system?
(a) The ones who came from wealthy families were never prosecuted.
(b) Those who were poor always rotted in jails.
(c) Those with money for bail and personal counsel usually were released.
(d) The ones who were illiterate suffered the most.

2. Which institution opposed the changes happening in the Justice Department?
(a) CIA.
(b) Security Council.
(c) Pentagon.
(d) FBI.

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

4. Who married a banking millionaire and had nine children?
(a) Joseph Kennedy.
(b) Joseph McCarthy.
(c) Rose Fitzgerald.
(d) Eunice Hoover.

5. After the landmark anti-trust case, what distinction occurred between the two political parties?
(a) The Republican party aligned with the military while the Democratic party advocated education.
(b) The Republican party represented business while the Democratic party represented labor.
(c) The Republican party opposed civil rights legislation while the Democratic party supported it.
(d) The Republican party stood for white collar work while the Democratic party stood for blue collar work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who died in a plane crash when Robert Kennedy married?

2. Who was a staunch Democrat in an era of Republican dominance?

3. What did Robert Kennedy study at Harvard?

4. What favorite activity of Hoover's did Kennedy severely limit?

5. Which organization worked outside the confines and control of any governmental branch or agency?

(see the answer key)

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