Chapter 24 Camelot to Watergate   1. Which of the following most accurately describes the election of 1960?     A) John F. Kennedy won by a narrow margin.     B) John F. Kennedy entered office with a mandate from the people.     C) Richard Nixon won by a landslide.     D) John F. Kennedy's running mate was Henry Cabot Lodge.   2. Which domestic program was implemented by the Kennedy administration?     A) the Fair Deal     B) the New Deal     C) the New Frontier     D) the Great Society   3. Which of the following is not accurate of President John F. Kennedy's economic program?     A) wanted to dramatically increase federal spending to stimulate the economy     B) sought to increase business production and efficiency     C) asked labor leaders to hold down requests for pay raises     D) asked businesses to hold down prices   4. While President Kennedy demonstrated a great deal of idealism, he was also one who searched for practical solutions to problems. This is called being a(n) ____________     A) pragmatist.     B) impressionist.     C) idealist.     D) realist.   5. Which of the following Kennedy administration policies encouraged industries to move into economically depressed areas?     A) NASA     B) medicare     C) the Area Redevelopment Act     D) urban renewal   6. Who was the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy?     A) John Glenn     B) Lee Harvey Oswald     C) Henry Cabot Lodge     D) John Wilkes Booth   7. What was the main purpose of the Warren Commission?     A) to study the success of New Frontier programs     B) to settle disputes between President John Kennedy and steel companies in 1962     C) to study circumstances surrounding President John Kennedy's assassination     D) to study the problem of violent rioting in the cities   8. What did the Medicare Act do?     A) provided medical care for all those who could not afford it     B) provided people over 65 with hospital care     C) kept government out of health care by regulating it     D) reduced funding for medical schools due to a surplus of doctors   9. What was a major obstacle for "Great Society" programs?     A) Many people opposed the domestic program.     B) There were not enough volunteers.     C) It required large amounts of federal funds.     D) It did not address the issue of poverty.   10. Which of the following was not characteristic of the 1960s?     A) political assassinations     B) expanded space program     C) conflict in Vietnam     D) reduced federal spending   11. Who wrote the book Silent Spring and was partly responsible for starting an environmental movement that resulted in new regulations?     A) President Lyndon B. Johnson     B) Senator Barry Goldwater     C) Rachel Carson     D) Michael Harrington   12. Who was the vice president under President Richard Nixon who was forced to resign due to corrupt actions?     A) Spiro Agnew     B) Hubert Humphrey     C) Thomas Eagleton     D) Gerald Ford   13. Who forced President Richard Nixon to turn over his tapes?     A) the Senate     B) Nixon's cabinet     C) the Supreme Court     D) the House of Representatives   14. What resulted from the revealing evidence on the tapes linking President Richard Nixon to the cover-up of Watergate?     A) President Richard Nixon was sent to prison.     B) President Richard Nixon pardoned himself.     C) President Richard Nixon resigned.     D) President Richard Nixon was impeached.   15. Which act passed by Congress required the president to report to Congress within 48 hours of sending troops into military action?     A) the Immigration Act of 1965     B) the War Powers Act     C) the Area Redevelopment Act     D) the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974