1960's - The Great Society

What 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 Americans
• on that emphasized that all people are equal only in the eyes of God
• one in which extremism in the defense of liberty is encouraged 
• one that made separate schools for black and white children truly equal

President Johnson's success in getting many of former President Kennedy's programs passed through Congress was due in part to 

• his successful policy Vietnam
• his experience and skill as a politician 
• his lack of desire to help less fortunate people 
• the support of his hand picked cabinet 

This created the Job Corps, VISTA, and Project Head Start in an effort to fight the “war on poverty”

• Civil Rights Act
• Economic Opportunity Act 
• Pendleton Service Act
• Warren Court 

Several of the important decisions of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren focused on

• medical care for the poor and elderly
• continuing segregation policies in American public schools
• declaring Great Society legislation unconstitutional
• protecting the constitutional rights of citizen accused of crimes

In this case, the Supreme Court established the principle of "one person, one vote." 

• Miranda v. Arizona
• Gideon v. Wainwright
•  Baker v. Carr 
• Mapp v. Ohio

What Great Society program provided affordable housing?

• HUD
• HBK
• NATO
• NAACP

True or False: President Johnson signed both the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act during his time in the White House.

• True 
• False

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 Deal
• The 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 Deal
• The Great Society and the New Deal were both ideas of the Republican Party

Which 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 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

Johnson's domestic program was called

• New Deal
• Square Deal
• Welfare
• Great Society