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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 did Robert Kennedy find about the comparative treatment of individuals in the court system?
(a) Those with money for bail and personal counsel usually were released.
(b) The ones who came from wealthy families were never prosecuted.
(c) The ones who were illiterate suffered the most.
(d) Those who were poor always rotted in jails.

2. What apathetic division of the Justice department did Robert Kennedy try to change?
(a) The anti-trust division.
(b) The special services division.
(c) The criminal justice division.
(d) The social services division.

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

4. Who did Robert Kennedy appoint to investigate anti-trust violations?
(a) Joseph Smith.
(b) David Hackett.
(c) William Orrick.
(d) Bob Barkett.

5. Who did the most notorious anti-trust case to come under investigation involve?
(a) Paper mill companies.
(b) Telephone companies.
(c) Automobile workers.
(d) Six steel companies.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the landmark anti-trust case, what distinction occurred between the two political parties?

2. Who died in a plane crash when Robert Kennedy married?

3. What did Robert Kennedy discover about the Teamsters Union's president?

4. What event in Wisconsin invoked the ire of Republicans?

5. Where did Robert Kennedy research poverty?

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