Richard Nixon was a president who immediately followed John F. Kennedy in office.
inherited overwhelming national challenges.
was committed to staying in Vietnam.
had the backing of liberal Americans.

it provided for selection of government employees through competitive examinations. it also made it unlawful to fire or demote covered employees for political reasons or to require them to give political service or payment, and it set up a civil service commission to enforce the law.

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c. troops marched forward in close formation against newer, more accurate weapons

thurgood marshall

explanation: in 1954, thurgood marshall and a team of naacp attorneys won brown v. board of education of topeka, kansas. in this landmark decision, the supreme court held that segregation in public education violated the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment.

the allies' desire to seek retribution for germany's actions