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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18: The Politics of Justice; Justice and Poverty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What change occurred in the Investigations Committee as a direct result of John F. Kennedy's Senate move?
(a) Herbert Hoover became president of the FBI.
(b) Joe McCarthy gained popularity.
(c) The Committee focused on investigations instead of prosecutions.
(d) Labor got along well with the government.

2. What services did the model community program offer in New York?
(a) Education and foster homes.
(b) Crisis intervention and conflict resolution.
(c) Early childhood intervention, vocational training, employment, day care, and legal services.
(d) Access to food, clean beds, and clean clothes.

3. What favorite activity of Hoover's did Kennedy severely limit?
(a) Concentration camps.
(b) Forced imprisonment.
(c) Wiretapping.
(d) Investigative reporting.

4. What region of the world resented American interference to assist French armed forces?
(a) Philippines.
(b) Fiji.
(c) Indochina.
(d) Australia.

5. What discouraged Robert Kennedy during his work in the Justice Department?
(a) Joe McCarthy's popularity.
(b) His inability to obtain indictments of the big players in labor and management corruption.
(c) Death of his brother.
(d) Violation of civil rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What three organizations did Robert Kennedy enlist support from?

2. As Attorney General, what did Robert Kennedy become well known for?

3. What were two measures the Attorney General Robert Kennedy took to repair inequality in the court system?

4. What did Robert Kennedy find was a frequent result of poverty?

5. Which two offices did the FBI director covertly oppose?

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