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What advantage did president Johnson gain by getting the civil rights act of 1964 passed?
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∙ 10y ago
Johnson was from the South, and his previous record regarding racial matters was not distinguished, so his support for the Civil Rights Act surprised many Americans. Johnson was the 36th US President.
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∙ 12y agoJohnson felt that congress should support voting rights because voting rights were guaranteed in the constitution, and members of congress had sworn to uphold the constitution
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Which president got the gulf of Tonkin resolution passed?
The gulf of tonkin resolution was passed by President Johnson, in 1964, in responce to the attacks launched by the north vietnamese, against the American ships in the gulf of tonkin.
Would help to President Johnson get civil rights legislation passed?
All of the above. (Apex)
Why did president Johnson want the Tonkin gulf resolution passed?
To expand the U.S. military presence in Vietnam
What was a set back for president Kennedy when he tried helping the civil rights movement?
He could not get Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act. It was his successor president Johnson who finally got it passed into law.
Who was president when the civil rights act of 1964 act was passed?
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What president passed the vocational act of 1963?
This act was signed by President Lyndon Johnson. The House version was passed while Kennedy was president but Johnson was the president by the time it was passed by the Senate and became law.
What president was in office when civil rights bill was passed?
President Johnson
Who was president when the voting rights act was passed?
president Lyndon Johnson
Which president got the gulf of Tonkin resolution passed?
The gulf of tonkin resolution was passed by President Johnson, in 1964, in responce to the attacks launched by the north vietnamese, against the American ships in the gulf of tonkin.
Who was the president when the civil rights act was passed?
Lyndon B. Johnson
How many years passed between president Lincoln's assassination and president Johnson's impeachment?
3 yrs
While Johnson was President what did the majority of Congress do?
President Andrew Johnson was impeached, and under President Lyndon B. Johnson, Congress passed some of the most important laws, including the Civil Rights Act.
Was passed under President Johnson's Administration?
1965 Civil Rights Act
President in office when the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Who was the president when the civil rights acts of 1964 was passed?
Lyndon B. Johnson
What president passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
it was in 1964 :D
Who was the first president that passed the civil right act of 1964?
Lyndon B. Johnson
