1960s All American Politics

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1. In the 1960 Presidential campaign, candidate John F. Kennedy's father, former Ambassador Joseph Kennedy, was rumored to have used his ties to "the mob" to rig the election in which state? California New Jersey Illinois New York

2. Finish this quote used by Viet Nam War protestors: "Hey, hey LBJ, how many kids ... (fill in the blank)" Go to 'Nam today? Did you kill today? Want you to pay? Won't fight anyway?

3. The longest filibuster in US Senate history, 125 hours long, was undertaken by Southern Democratic senators protesting the first of three Civil Rights Acts of the 1960s. Who was the president who signed the first act into law? (Hint: the filibuster was stopped by the Senate Majority Leader who later was elected President himself in the 1960s). John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon Lyndon Johnson Dwight Eisenhower

4. In 1966 The Black Panther Party was founded. The organization was established to promote African-American power and political clout by Bobby Seale and which other well-known black activist? Huey Newton Malcolm X Stokely Carmichael Louis Farrakhan

5. Who was Abraham Zapruder? The amateur photographer who filmed the assassination of President Kennedy The author of the first Kennedy biography "Death of a President" He finished a surpising second to Barry Goldwater in the 1964 Iowa caucus The first person to serve as Secretary of the Interior under four presidents (Eisenhower through Nixon)

6. In 1968, which anti-war US Senator almost beat incumbent president Johnson in the New Hampshire Democratic primary? Hubert Humphrey Eugene McCarthy Robert Kennedy George McGovern

7. Which event did NOT happen in 1965? John Lindsey elected Mayor of New York First US combat troops sent to Viet Nam The New York Times published the Pentagon Papers Watts Riots broke out in Los Angeles

8. Who was the newly-elected Governor of Alabama who proclaimed at his 1963 inauguration "Segreation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever"? Lester Maddox Strom Thurmond George Wallace Orval Faubus

9. In February, 1967 the 25th Amedment to the US Constitution was enacted. It was of particular importance in the years 1973, 1974, 1985, 2002 and 2007. What was the subject of the 25th Amendment? Presidential term limits Citizens do not have to pay poll taxes to vote Succession of President and Vice-President Voting age lowered from 21 to 18

10. In 1968 who became the first African American woman elected to Congress? Bella Abzug Yvonne Braithwaite Burke Barbara Jordan Shirley Chisholm