US History and Politics: Civil Rights and Amendments

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What was the main goal of the Black Panthers' self-sufficiency efforts?

To provide essential services to Black communities (correct)

To establish a separate Black nation

To gain attention from the federal government

To promote the civil rights movement through protests

What was the main purpose of Amendment XXIV?

To lower the voting age from 21 to 18

To clarify the line of succession to the presidency

To give the District of Columbia the right to vote for President

To outlaw poll taxes for voting (correct)

Who was the presidential candidate who was assassinated on June 5, 1968?

George Wallace

Richard Nixon

Hubert Humphrey

Robert F. Kennedy (correct)

What event in 1968 led to a rise in mistrust of President Lyndon B. Johnson?

The Tet Offensive Signup and view all the answers

Who was the Chicago mayor who ordered the police to crack down on protesters during the 1968 Democratic National Convention?

Richard Daley Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the votes did Richard Nixon receive in the election?

43.6% Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following was a major criticism of Nixon's Vietnam War strategy?

It was too aggressive Signup and view all the answers

What was the goal of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT-I) signed by Nixon?

To reduce the number of long-range ballistic missiles Signup and view all the answers

What was the main reason for the decline of the Community Service Organizations (CSO) led by César Chávez?

Fear of socialist ideology Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of Reies López Tijerina's La Alianza Federal de Mercedes?

To secure land grants for Mexican Americans Signup and view all the answers

Who was the co-founder of the United Farm Workers along with César Chávez?

Dolores Huerta Signup and view all the answers

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What was the main goal of the Black Panthers' self-sufficiency efforts?

What was the main purpose of Amendment XXIV?

Who was the presidential candidate who was assassinated on June 5, 1968?

What event in 1968 led to a rise in mistrust of President Lyndon B. Johnson?

Who was the Chicago mayor who ordered the police to crack down on protesters during the 1968 Democratic National Convention?

What percentage of the votes did Richard Nixon receive in the election?

Which of the following was a major criticism of Nixon's Vietnam War strategy?

What was the goal of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT-I) signed by Nixon?

What was the main reason for the decline of the Community Service Organizations (CSO) led by César Chávez?

What was the main goal of Reies López Tijerina's La Alianza Federal de Mercedes?

Who was the co-founder of the United Farm Workers along with César Chávez?

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