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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) Joe McCarthy gained popularity.
(b) The Committee focused on investigations instead of prosecutions.
(c) Labor got along well with the government.
(d) Herbert Hoover became president of the FBI.

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

3. Who was a staunch Democrat in an era of Republican dominance?
(a) Jimmy Hoffa.
(b) Jason Fried.
(c) Walter Reuther.
(d) Joe McCarthy.

4. With whom did Robert Kennedy travel in the 1950s to the Soviet Union?
(a) Jimmy Hoffa.
(b) John F. Kennedy.
(c) Justice Douglas.
(d) Joe McCarthy.

5. What was a major area of contention between Hoover and Robert Kennedy?
(a) Anarchy.
(b) Catholicism.
(c) Civil rights.
(d) Communists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose Vice-Presidential bid failed in 1956?

2. What region of the world resented American interference to assist French armed forces?

3. ______________ was Irish, an ardent anti-Communist, and liked by the Kennedy family initially.

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

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

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