Court Cases/JFK/LBJ/Vietnam War Review Sheet
All the court cases can be found at www.oyez.org
Engel v Vitale
Cooper v Aaron
Loving v Virginia
Robinson v California
Griswold v Connecticut
Gideon v Wainright
Tinker v Des Moines
Mapp v Ohio
Miranda v Arizona
1. In Engel v Vitale, did the Court rule that schools COULD or COULD NOT use prayer, even
if voluntary?________________________________________
2. Explain what the Establishment Clause of the 1st Amendment means:
3. Another case, Tinker v Des Moines, also dealt with the 1st Amendment. In this case, the
court ruled that students WERE or WERE NOT protected by symbolic speech under the
first amendment?______________________________
4. In Mapp v Ohio the Court established the EXCLUSIONARY RULE. Explain what that rule
states?
5. What court case was precedent in Cooper v Aaron?
6. Many of the cases we studied dealt with the 14th Amendment. What part of the 14th
amendment did we use?________________________________________________
7. Which court case made birth control legal?____________________________________
8. Police have to read suspects their rights because of this court
case_____________________________________________________
9. We have public defenders today because of this court
case?_____________________________________________________
10. In Robinson v California the court ruled that convicted someone because they are
addicted to narcotics would violate the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the 8th
Amendment. Why?
11. This couple fought for the right for interracial couples to marry in which court
case?_______________________________________________
12. Based on all of the cases we studied, what broad statement could you make about
society at this time?
JFK/LBJ – Chapter 15 and the LBJ Chart
13. Who does JFK run against in the 1960 election?
14. Why did he not need make up but his opponent did?
15. If you were watching the 1st debate, who would you say won?
16. If you were listening to the 1st debate, who would you say won?
17. What two issues was JFK the most passionate about?
A.
B.
18. Who assassinated JFK?
19. Who became president next?
20. What is the difference between foreign and domestic policy?
21. What is the difference between Medicare and Medicaid?
Vietnam War – Chapter 16 and Cold War/Vietnam review sheet
22. Define Containment:
23. Define Iron Curtain:
24. Define Domino Theory:
25. Which country controlled Indo China prior to WWII?
26. What three countries made up Indo China?
27. Who was the leader of N. Vietnam?
28. What major battle the Vietminh win that forced the European country to leave
Vietnam? A. Dien Bien Phu B. My Lai C. Khe Sahn D. Tet
29. Who was the leader of S. Vietnam?
30. Some people in the U.S felt it was a ________________war between N and S Vietnam.
31. Why did the United States get involved?
32. Why did many S. Vietnamese not like their leader?
33. There were supposed to be elections to reunify N and S Vietnam, but there wasn’t. Why
not?
34. What ends up happening to the leader of S. Vietnam?
35. An alleged attack on the USS Maddox and Turner Joy got the US heavily involved in the
war. Because of this, Congress gave Johnson broad military powers. What was this
called? ______________________ _____ ____________________Resolution
36. A sustained bombing campaign got get the N to surrender was called
Operation___________________ ____________________
37. The General in charge of the war was: A. McNamara B. Westmoreland C. McCarthy
D. McCain
38. Explain what Americanizing the war meant:
39. What were the two main pieces to Americanizing the war?
40. What is the difference between Napalm and Agent Orange?
41. Explain the type of fighting that took place during the war.
42. Explain the animal analogy that Ho Chi Minh used – to compare his troops and US
troops.
43. Who was the senator and presidential candidate who was a POW?
44. What was President Johnson’s domestic plan to eliminate poverty, to improved
education and healthcare called?
45. People who supported the war were called_____________________________
46. People who protested the war were called_____________________________
47. People who were drafted into military service were called__________________
48. The Act allowing the people to be drafted was called _______________________Service
Act of 1948.
49. Approximately how many men were drafted into military service during the Vietnam
War? A. 3 million B. 500,000 C. 1.5 million D. 2 million
50. What is it called to postpone your service time? These were granted to college
students.
51. Where did most of the anti war activism take place?
52. The difference between what President Johnson was saying and what the journalists
were reporting was called the “_______________________gap”
53. This battle happened on the Vietnamese New Year. N Vietnamese did an all out assault
on major cities in S. Vietnam including the US Embassy in Saigon. This was considered a
major turning point in the war because it showed that the Vietcong were not losing
strength; they were not done fighting like we thought. What battle was
this?__________________________________________
54. Who decided not to run for reelection in 1968?
55. What 2 major US leaders died in 1968?
56. Who won the election in 1968?
57. What did Peace with Honor mean?
58. Explain Vietnamization:
59. Was it successful?
60. What happened at Kent State?
61. What happened at My Lai?
62. The US leaves in 1973, and the war officially ends in 1975. When the war ended, what
happened to S Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia?
63. Approximately how many people died in the war?
64. Who were the 5 US presidents involved in the Vietnam Conflict?