“I have here in my hand a list of 205... a list of names that were made known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping policy in the State Department..."
- Joseph McCarthy, February 1950
Question: What was one way the government responded to the threat identify by McCarthy?
A. Gave the President unlimited power
B. Created an investigation committee
C. Passed the Civil Rights Act of 1968
D. The U. S. joined the United Nations
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