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Why did the US government create the Warren Commission?

because they wanted to prevent future presidential assassinations

because Jack Ruby refused to explain why he killed Oswald

because the public questioned the details of Kennedy’s assassination

because Lee Harvey Oswald’s explanations were not believable

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Which statement best characterizes how US citizens reacted to the Tet Offensive?

Americans’ anger over the attacks increased support for the war.

Americans largely supported this strategy on the part of their troops.

More and more Americans opposed the continuation of the war.

Many Americans held rallies to express their pride in US troops.

In the 1960s, Bob Dylan became famous for

writing a popular novel titled On the Road.

composing influential countercultural music.

founding the Students for a Democratic Society.

organizing protests on college campuses.

After the 1964 election, President Johnson believed that

his stance on the Civil Rights Act had been a mistake.

he had public support to continue his social programs.

he would never be able to win political office again.

the public no longer cared about Kennedy’s legacy.

Which statement best explains the legal basis for the right to privacy?

It was a new theory proposed by activist justices in the 1960s.

It developed gradually through legal precedents and Supreme Court rulings.

It is clearly named in the amendment forbidding search and seizure.

It evolved as protection from the invasive technologies of the twentieth century.

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