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- 1. 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
- 2. Multiple ChoicePresident Johnson's success in getting many of former President Kennedy's programs passed through Congress was due in part tohis successful policy Vietnamhis experience and skill as a politicianhis lack of desire to help less fortunate peoplethe support of his hand picked cabinet
- 3. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False: President Johnson signed both the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act during his time in the White House.TrueFalse
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which 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 - 5. 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
- 6. 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
- 7. 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
- 8. 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.
- 9. 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
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?It gave black women the right to voteIt made literacy tests in order to vote illegalIt made Jim Crow Laws illegalIt gave all blacks the right to vote
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat Great Society program provided affordable housing?HUDHBKNATONAACP
- 12. Multiple Choice
What was the Great Society supposed to end?
State's Rights
Poverty
Corruption
Racial Injustice
- 13. 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
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which of the following positions on today’s society would President Johnson have likely agreed?
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 produces
People living in poverty should not expect any help in trying to improve their economic situation
A persons educational level is not related to their economic success
We have achieved a Great Society
- 15. Multiple ChoiceJohnson's domestic program was calledNew DealSquare DealWelfareGreat Society
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