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?

    <p>The Tet Offensive</p> 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?

    <p>Richard Daley</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>43.6%</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>It was too aggressive</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To reduce the number of long-range ballistic missiles</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Fear of socialist ideology</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To secure land grants for Mexican Americans</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Dolores Huerta</p> Signup and view all the answers

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