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- 1. Multiple ChoiceSenator Barry Goldwaterran as Lyndon B. Johnson's running mate in the presidential election of 1964claimed that he was the person who came up with the idea for the Great Society programsheaded the commission that investigated the assassination of President Kennedysuggested using nuclear weapons to end the war in Vietnam
- 2. Multiple ChoiceNames of the Great Society Programs that provide health insurance to the elderly and covers low income people with medical needs?HUD and CPBVISTA and Job CorpsNEA and SeniorCareMedicare and Medicaid
- 3. 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
- 4. Multiple Choice
What was one result of the Great Society?
Poverty was eliminated in the United States.
the lives of many underprivileged Americans improved.
President Johnson's popularity plummeted.
The federal government shrank considerably.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat Great Society program provided affordable housing?HUDHBKNATONAACP
- 6. Multiple ChoiceJohnson's domestic program was calledNew DealSquare DealWelfareGreat Society
- 7. 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
- 8. Multiple Choice
This is a pre-school program for low-income childrenMedicaidKindergartenHead StartMedicare - 9. Multiple Choice
The purpose of Medicaid was to provide health care to which group of Americans?
The elderly
Immigrants
Republicans
Low-income individuals and families
- 10. Multiple Choice
The Great Society could be most compared to which previous government program?
The Square Deal
Laissez-Faire
The New Deal
The New Frontier
- 11. 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
- 12. 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
- 13. Multiple Choice
Who did Johnson defeat in a landslide in 1964?
Barry Goldwater
Ronald Reagan
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of these cases resulted in law enforcement agencies reading a list of rights to suspects before questioning them?
Gideon v. Wainwight
Brown v. Board of Education
Miranda v. Arizona
Baker v. Carr
- 15. Multiple Choice
In this case, the Supreme Court established the principle of “one person, one vote.”
Baker v. Carr
Miranda v. Arizona
Gideon v. Wainwright
Brown v. Board of Education
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which of the following Court cases ruled that free legal counsel is required in criminal courts to those who could not afford a lawyer?
Miranda v. Arizona
Baker v. Carr
Gideon v. Wainwight
Brown v. Board of Education
- 17. Multiple Choice
In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that all suspects must be “read their rights” before questioning.
Miranda v. Arizona
Baker v. Carr
Gideon v. Wainwright
Brown v. Board of Education
- 18. Multiple ChoiceDeclared segregation in public schools unconstitutionalBrown v. Board of Education (1954)Baker v. Carr (1962)Reynolds v. Sims (1964)New York Times v. Sullivan (1964)
- 19. Multiple ChoiceEstablished suspects' right to a court-appointed attorney if suspects were unable to afford oneGideon v. Wainwright (1963)Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States (1964)Mapp v. Ohio (1961)Loving v. Virginia (1967)
- 20. Multiple ChoiceRequired police to inform suspects of their rights during the arrest processMiranda v. Arizona (1966)Loving v. Virginia (1967)Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)Engel v. Vitale (1962)
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