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Which action by the federal government would Jackie Robinson most likely have supported to achieve his stated goals?
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131. Which action by the federal government would Jackie Robinson most likely have supported to achieve his stated goals? (1) Federal assistance to expand segregated facilities (2) Creation of additional job training programs (3) Appointment of a commission to study the causes of urban race riots (4) Faster implementation of the decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) 132. When Jackie Robinson mentions President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s experience with Governor Faubus, he is referring to the action the president took in (1) Hiring minority workers to build the interstate highway system (2) Sending federal troops to Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas (3) Supporting the Montgomery bus boycott (4) Ordering that all military bases located in southern states be integrated 133. What was a major outcome of the Korean War (1950–1953)? (1) Korea continued to be a divided nation. (2) North Korea became an ally of the United States. (3) South Korea became a communist nation. (4) Control of Korea was turned over to the United Nations. … Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land And don’t criticize What you can’t understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Your old road is Rapidly agin’. Please get out of the new one If you can’t lend your hand For the times they are a-changin’… ~ Bob Dylan, “The Times They Are A-Changin’,” 1963 134. Which concern of the 1960s is being commented on by the author of these lyrics? (1) Rural poverty (2) Adult illiteracy (3) Environmental protection (4) The generation gap 135. “…Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty…” — President John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, 1961 This statement by President Kennedy suggests a continued commitment to the foreign policy of (1) Isolationism (3) containment (2) Appeasement (4) imperialism “…The American people are sick and tired of being afraid to speak their minds lest they be politically smeared as ‘Communists’ or ‘Fascists’ by their opponents. Freedom of speech is not what it used to be in America. It has been so abused by some that it is not exercised by others. The American people are sick and tired of seeing innocent people smeared and guilty people whitewashed. But there have been enough proved cases to cause nationwide distrust and strong suspicion that there may be something to the unproved, sensational accusations…” ~ Senator Margaret Chase Smith, United States Senate, June 1, 1950 136. When Senator Smith spoke these words, she was reacting to (1) The Yellow Peril (2) McCarthyism (3) The Eisenhower Doctrine (4) Progressivism 137. Which foreign policy decision by President Harry Truman is an example of the policy of containment? (1) Relieving General MacArthur of his Korean command (2) Recognizing the new nation of Israel (3) Supporting the trials of war criminals in Germany and Japan (4) Providing military aid to Greece and Turkey 138. Before ratification of the 22nd amendment in 1951, most presidents served no more than two terms because of (1) A federal law (2) A Supreme Court decision (3) The elastic clause (4) Custom and tradition 139. Which constitutional principle was tested in the cases of Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka? (1) Separation of powers (2) Popular sovereignty (3) Equal protection of the law (4) Separation of church and state “…My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man…” ~ John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, 1961 140. To implement the idea expressed in this statement, President Kennedy supported the (1) Creation of the Marshall Plan (2) Formation of the Peace Corps (3) Removal of United States troops from Korea (4) Establishment of the South East Asia Treaty Organization 140. The police enter an individual’s home without invitation or a warrant and seize evidence to be used against the individual. Which Supreme Court decision may be used to rule this evidence inadmissible in court? (1) Baker v. Carr (2) Gideon v. Wainwright (3) Mapp v. Ohio (4) Roe v. Wade 141. The ratification of the 26th amendment, which lowered the voting age to 18, was a result of the (1) Participation of the United States in the Vietnam War (2) Fear of McCarthyism (3) Reaction to the launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union (4) Reporting of the Watergate scandal 142. During the Korean War, President Harry Truman removed General Douglas MacArthur from command because MacArthur (1) Called for an immediate end to the war (2) Refused to serve under the United Nations (3) Lacked the experience to provide wartime leadership (4) Threatened the constitutional principle of civilian control of the military 143. The main foreign policy objective of the Marshall Plan (1948–1952) was to (1) Stop communist aggression in Korea (2) Fight poverty in Latin America (3) Rebuild the economies of European nations (4) Provide jobs for unemployed Americans 
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