Tuesday/Wednesday February 13-14

1.  Define the term mandate.  Explain its significance in the presidencies of BOTH Kennedy and Johnson, using specific examples from each.

·        Mandate ·        New Frontier ·        Economic plans ·        Social programs ·        Space programs

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?

·        Head Start ·        War on Poverty ·        Medicaid/Medicare ·        VISTA ·        Housing & Urban Development (HUD)

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.

·        Bay of Pigs ·        Fidel Castro ·        Berlin Crisis ·        Cuban Missile Crisis ·        Quarantine of Cuba