Exam on Thursday/Friday
1. Define the term mandate. Explain its significance in the
presidencies of BOTH Kennedy and Johnson, using specific examples from each.
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Mandate
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Election results
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New Frontier
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Economic plans
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Social programs
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Space programs
Executive order
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2. Analyze the goals
of the Great Society and explain how specific programs attempted to achieve
these goals. What impact have these
programs had on U.S. society since they were implemented in the 1960s?
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Head Start
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War on Poverty
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Medicaid
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Medicare
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VISTA
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Education Act
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Clean Water Act
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Housing & Urban Development (HUD)
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National Debt
Government
assistance
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3. To compensate for a weak domestic program
Kennedy projected a powerful presence in foreign policy, with only limited
success. Evaluate his foreign policy
and explain the international crises he faced.
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Bay of Pigs
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Fidel Castro
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Berlin Crisis
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Berlin Wall
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Cuban Missile
Crisis
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Embargo
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Alliance for
Progress
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Peace Corps
Test Ban Treaty
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