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- 1. Multiple ChoiceBefore serving as vice-president, Johnson wasa senatora representativea governorboth A and B
- 2. Multiple ChoiceJohnson's domestic program was calledNew DealSquare DealWelfareGreat Society
- 3. Multiple Choice
Unlike Kennedy, President Lyndon B. Johnson ( in his second term)had a strong mandate from the peoplewas more concerned with foreign than domestic policyopposed civil rights legislationbelieved military commanders should use nuclear weapons - 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was a major part of Johnson’s Great Society?a tax increaseaid to foreign countrieshealth care legislationreductions in antipoverty programs
- 5. Multiple ChoiceSeveral of the important decisions of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren focused onmedical care for the poor and elderlycontinuing segregation policies in American public schoolsdeclaring Great Society legislation unconstitutionalprotecting the constitutional rights of citizen accused of crimes
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best describes the major guiding principle behind the foreign policies of Kennedy and Johnson?to keep European nations out of Latin Americato stifle Asian trade to benefit European tradeto make peace with the Soviet Unionto increase the number of immigrants from northern and western Europe
- 7. Multiple ChoiceAs a senator, Lyndon Johnson was famed for his ability to.....speak for hours at a timeaccomplish his political goalsrespond to the demands of big businesswrite legislation
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following positions on today’s society would the President likely agree?If we are to achieve a Great Society we have to make progress in making sure that all Americans share in the wealth our society producesPeople living in poverty should not expect any help in trying to improve their economic situationA persons educational level is not related to their economic successWe have achieved a Great Society
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following statements best connects Johnson’s Great Society to President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal?The Great Society had no connection to the New DealThe Great Society sought, like the New Deal, to improve the lives of Americans facing economic hardships.The Great Society was created to solve problems created by the New DealThe Great Society and the New Deal were both ideas of the Republican Party
- 10. Multiple ChoiceJohnson sent marines into the Dominican Republican in 1965 in orderseize control of the governmentprotect American citizenssupport the rebel armyoversee democratic elections
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following were goals of the Great Society EXCEPTthe elimination of povertypolitical reformaid to public educationmedical care for older Americans
- 12. Multiple ChoiceSome critics complained that the Great Society programsgave the rich too many tax breaksgave the federal government too much powerpaid too little attention to health carefavored rural over urban citizens
- 13. Multiple ChoiceJohnson’s landslide victory in 1964 came about in part because of ......the Vietnam situationthe continuing recessiona Supreme Court rulinghis opponents radical views
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThis is a pre-school program for low-income childrenMedicaidKindergartenHead StartMedicare
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThis provided low-cost medical insurance to people over 65MedicaidMedicareHead StartVISTA
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 enable federal officers to do?register votersoversee the collection of poll taxesoversee programs to test voter literacyrecount votes
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was not one the programs LBJ started under the "Great Society"?National Youth AdministrationHead StartExtended MedicareJobs Corp
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following groups was intended to benefit the most from the Great Society programs?Minorities and the poorWhite, middle-class familiesFarmers and laborersBusinessmen
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of society did President Lyndon B. Johnson envision when he created the Great Society programs?one that ensured access to justice, education, decent housing, and health care for all Americanson that emphasized that all people are equal only in the eyes of Godone in which extremism in the defense of liberty is encouragedone that made separate schools for black and white children truly equal
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThis created the Job Corps, VISTA, and Project Head Start in an effort to fight the “war on poverty”Civil Rights ActEconomic Opportunity ActPendleton Service ActWarren Court
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was not one the programs LBJ started under the "Great Society"?National Youth AdministrationHead StartExtended MedicareJobs Corps
- 22. Multiple ChoiceJohnson sent marines into the Dominican Republican in 1965 in orderseize control of the governmentprotect American citizenssupport the rebel armyoversee democratic elections
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