Chapter 23: The New Frontier and The Great Society
23.1 – Guided Reading Activity
1.
Name
Period ________
_________/ 25 Points
The outcome of the 1960 presidential election was strongly influenced by
(1 point).
2.
Kennedy’s legislative agenda was called the
(1 point)
3.
“The torch has been passed to a new generation. My fellow Americans, ask not what your country
can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” What does this quote from Kennedy’s
Inaugural Address mean? (2 points)
.
4.
The principle of “one man, one vote” meant that (2 points)
5.
The Warren Court’s decision that requires the police to read a suspect their rights provides for
___________________________________________ under the law. (1 point)
6.
is the way in which states draw up
political districts based on changes in population. (1 point)
7.
was nominated to become the
Chief Justice of the United States in 1953. (1 point)
8.
is a term used
to describe the suspicion that the United States lagged behind the Soviets in weaponry. (1 point)
9.
In an effort to increase growth and create more jobs, Kennedy advocated the New Deal strategy of
(1 point).
10.
In Gideon v. Wainwright, the Supreme Court ruled that a defendant in a state court had the right
to
11.
The Fourteenth Amendment requires ____
. (1 point)
________________________. (1 point)
12.
Republicans as well as Southern Democrats viewed the New Frontier as
. (1 point)
13.
The outcome of the ___________ (year) election between ______________________ and
_____________________________ was one of the closest in American history. (1 point)
14.
In the 1960 presidential campaign, television was used for the first time to advertise
________________
15.
____________.(1 point)
The outcome of the 1960 presidential election was strongly influenced by ________________
______________. (1 point)
16.
Kennedy convinced Congress to invest more funds in ______________________________ and
______________________________. (1 point)
17.
To soothe religious concerns during the campaign, Kennedy spoke in support of
___________________________________________________________________. (1 point)
18.
Kennedy
was
unable
to
pass
many
of
his
domestic
programs
because
____________________________________________________________________. (1point)
19.
Kennedy was reluctant to rely too heavily on deficit spending, because it tends to cause _____
_______________. (1 point)
20.
The way in which states draw up political districts based on changes in population is called ____
_____________________. (1 point)
21.
The Presidential Commission on the Status of Women called for federal action against______
______________ discrimination. (1point)
22.
In decisions such as Engel v. Vitale, the Supreme Court handed down decisions that reaffirmed the
separation of __________________
23.
__ and state. (1 point)
Although the ____________________ Party enjoyed large majorities in both houses of Congress,
Kennedy was unable to push through many of his domestic programs. (1 point)