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Civil Rights and Voting Rights — Unit test

Question 14 • 11011de2 CONNECTED Fall 2026 NM-US History and Geography S2

Why did some Democrats oppose Hubert Humphrey in his 1968 race for the presidency?

Answer
A
They did not agree with his stand on civil rights.
B
They refused to back a Republican candidate for President.
C
They did not like his association with the administration’s Vietnam policy.
D
They wanted President Johnson to run for a second full term.

Explanation

Humphrey was vice president under Lyndon B. Johnson and was closely associated with the administration’s conduct of the Vietnam War. Many Democrats who opposed the war therefore distrusted or opposed Humphrey, especially before he distanced himself from Johnson’s policy. The correct choice is “They did not like his association with the administration’s Vietnam policy.”

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