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TM/LBJ
Study Guide
Question | Answer |
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True or False? Thurgood Marshall was the first African American to be appointed as a supreme court justice? | True |
What was Thurgood Marshall's punishment when he argued with his teacher at school or got in trouble at school? | He had to write and memorize the Constitution. |
True or False? Thurgood Marshall went to college to be a teacher. | False, he went to college to be a lawyer. |
When did Lyndon B. Johnson become president? | After the assassination of John F. Kennedy. |
How did Lyndon B. Johnson show he cared for the American people? | He helped the poor people who lived in poverty. |
True or False? Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Thurgood Marshall as the first African American supreme court justice? | True |
True or False? Lyndon B. Johnson's family was wealthy? | False, LBJ's family lost all their money when he was young. He got odd jobs to help earn money for his family. |
Where was Thurgood Marshall born? | Baltimore, Maryland |
What did Thurgood Marshall become the chief lawyer for in 1938? | NAACP |
Where did Thurgood Marshall first go to college? | Lincoln University |
Where did Thurgood Marshall attend law school? | Howard University |
What was the name of one of Thurgood Marshall's famous court cases? | Brown vs. Board of Education |
How did Lyndon B. Johnson help his family when he was a child? | He had a lot of odd jobs to help earn money. |
How did Lyndon B. Johnson experience poverty throughout his life? | During WWII, teaching poor students, and as a congressman |
What was Lyndon B. Johnson's first political job? | congressman |
How did Lyndon B. Johnson show that he wanted world peace during WWII? | He was the first congressman to volunteer for active military duty. |
Where was Lyndon B. Johnson born? | Stonewall, Texas |
What did Lyndon B. Johnson work for and pass while he was president? | The Great Society Program, Civil Rights Act of 1964, and Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
True or False? Thurgood Marshall displayed the character trait diligence by becoming a doctor. | False, he was a diligent man by working hard to become a lawyer, to win court cases, and to become a supreme court justice. |
True or False? Lyndon B. Johnson displayed the character trait leadership by working hard to pass programs and bills that would help the United States to have equal and fair treatments for all people. | True |