LBJ, Great Society & Warren Court

What is the name of Johnson’s legislative program aimed at ending poverty and racial injustice?

• the Job Corps

• the Great Society

• the New Frontier

• the Fair Deal

Who did Johnson defeat in a landslide in 1964?

• Barry Goldwater

• Ronald Reagan

• Richard M. Nixon

• John F. Kennedy

These provided free or low-cost medical insurance to welfare recipients and most Americans age 65 and older.

• Civil Rights Act

• Economic Opportunity Act

• Elementary and Secondary Education Act

• Medicare and Medicaid

All of the following are Congressional acts passed as part of the Great Society legislation EXCEPT

• the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

• the Meat Inspection Act.

• the Medical Care Act.

• the Civil Rights Act.

Who wrote Silent Spring in 1962 which pointed out problems of pesticides?

• Rachel Ward

• Rachel Carson

• Ralph Nader

• Sargent Shriver

Who wrote Unsafe at Any Speed, which criticized the automobile industry?

• Rachel Carson

• Ralph Nader

• Sargent Shriver

• Barry Goldwater

Warren Court decisions on criminal matters tended to strengthen the

• rights of the accused.

• powers of the states to fight crimes.

• powers of the states to prosecute crimes.

• powers of the police to investigate crimes.

What new cabinet level department was established in 1965?

• Housing and Urban Development

• Education

• the State Department

• the Interior Department

Who was the first African-American cabinet member in American history?

• Earl Warren

• Robert Weaver

• Ralph Nader

• Barry Goldwater

Warren Court decisions regarding reapportionment dealt with fairly balancing the representation of

• African-American and white voters.

• Democratic and Republican voters.

• urban and rural voters.

• rich and poor voters.