Sociology Questions

Civil Rights Act of 1964Medicare· MedicaidClean Air ActAll of these are associated with what plan to improve the country?

This was a name given to the relations between the U.S. & the Soviet Union in the second half of the 20th century which saw the buildup of nuclear arms.

This is the name of the group in the House of Representatives that, in 1947, began hearings to expose communist infiltration in American life.

This is what provided for college or vocational education for WWII veterans as well as one-year of unemployment compensation.

This was issued by President Truman in 1948 and effectively desegregated the armed forces of the United States.

This type of music became the dominant form of popular music in the 1950s and 1960s.

This refers to people who were accused of being communist in the 1950s and were prevented from making movies for years afterward.

Richard Nixon's "New Federalism" reflected what political philosophy?

This is the name given to the Senate hearings that investigated Senator Joseph McCarthy's conflicting accusations about a communist present in part of the U.S. military.

Which of these was MOST responsible for putting an end to the type of discrimination seen here?

This photobraph is MOST associated with which of these?

In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896 the Supreme Court expressly declared that under the 14th Amendment no person was denied any of his rights if the States provided separate but equal facilities. This decision has been followed in many other cases. It is notable that the Supreme Court, speaking through Chief Justice Taft, a former President of the United States, unanimously declared in 1927 in Lum v. Rice that the "separate but equal" principle is "within the discretion of the State in regulating its public schools and does not conflict with the 14th Amendment."…- Senator Strom Thurmond, 1956 "Southern Manifesto"Based on this passage, which court verdict was Senator Thurmond speaking against?

What effect did the decision in Brown v. Board of Education have on colleges in the South?

The decision in Brown v. Board of Education addressed the issue of

President Eisenhower's 1957 decision to send troops into Little Rock, Arkansas, was in response to

On August 28, 1963, this "I Have a Dream" speech was given by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who organized a massive march on Washington to advocate for civil rights.

This is the name of the protest in the Deep South in 1955 and 1956 that resulted in the end of segregation in public transportation in all of the United States.

Which of these correctly explains the outcome of the Watergate scandal?

He was an African-American lawyer who won the Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954 and eventually became the first African-American Supreme Court Justice in 1967.

This means segregation that comes from personal choice or choices, such as choosing to live in certain areas or attending certain places of worship.