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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a difficult decision that the Attorney General Robert Kennedy faced during judicial prosecutions?

2. What were two measures the Attorney General Robert Kennedy took to repair inequality in the court system?

3. What role was Robert F. Kenned a great choice for but hesitant to take on for fear of nepotism?

4. With whom did Robert Kennedy travel in the 1950s to the Soviet Union?

5. Which child of the Kennedy clan had a mental disease?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the controversy surrounding the candidate for Attorney General?

2. How did Joe become involved in politics?

3. Who did the Senate committee investigate associated with money laundering and the mob?

4. Describe Robert Kennedy's actions regarding the notorious investigation against six large steel companies.

5. What was Robert Kennedy's role in the investigation of Kohler Plumbing?

6. How did Robert Kennedy unknowingly restrict Hoover's secret techniques for investigation?

7. What role did Robert Kennedy play in the early 1950s in government?

8. Does Rose Fitzgerald's father accept Joseph Kennedy?

9. Describe being an American of Irish origin in the 1800s.

10. What did Robert Kennedy discover about juvenile delinquency in urban ghettos?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define, compare, and contrast the basic elements of segregation and integration. What are merits or disadvantages of each? Share your opinion.

Essay Topic 2

In this book, Schlesinger discusses many significant issues facing the American justice system in the 1950s and 1960s such as organized crime, civil rights legislation, and accountability. What was Robert Kennedy's position on each of these issues? How did his political stance (both rhetoric and action) result in the characterization of an honest, blunt, and passionate prosecutor?

Essay Topic 3

Prior to the assassination of his brother, what was Robert Kennedy most concerned with? How did his focus shift after his brother's death? Why did he choose to run as a presidential candidate? What opposition did he face? Describe.

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