New Frontier & Great Society

Johnson's "unconditional war on poverty" in America began with the passage of

• the Area Redevelopment Act

• the Omnibus Housing Act

• the Civil Rights Act

• the Economic Opportunity Act

The term "Great Society" came to represent

• the glamorous image fo the Kennedy Administration

• the antion's anti-communist agenda

• Michael Harrington's affluent society

• the domestic programs of the Johnson Administration

Unlike Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy was

• born into a middle class Protestant family

• a self-made man from a small town in California

• a large supporter of Eisenhower's ideas

• wealthy and part of a politically powerful family

Which of the following Supreme Court decisions banned prayer in school?

• Engel v. Vitale

• Baker v. Carr

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Escobedo v. Illinois

Which of the following factors contributed to the victory of John F. Kennedy in the 1960 Presidential election?

• He was a self made man

• he had a strong southern support

• He represented a spirit of hope and change

• He promised to eliminate poverty

Why did Kennedy expand the space program?

• to bolster the nation's prestige and power in the face of several foreign policy setbacks

• in order to install nuclear weapons in space

• to fulfill his campaign promise to put a man on the moon

• to shift the focus away from his domestic policy failures

What kind of society did President Johnson envision when he created the Great Society programs?

• one the ensured access to justice, education, decent housing, and health care for all Americans

• one that emphasized that all people are equal only in the eyes of God

• one that sympathized with the less fortunate but strictly limited government's role in helping them

• one that made separate schools for black and white children truly equal

Names of the Great Society Programs that provide health insurance to the elderly and covers low income people with medical needs?

• HUD and CPB
• VISTA and Job Corps
• NEA and SeniorCare
• Medicare and Medicaid

Which of the following groups was intended to benefit the most from the Great Society programs?

• Minorities and the poor
• White, middle-class families
• Farmers and laborers
• Businessmen

What Great Society program provided affordable housing?

• HUD
• HBK
• NATO
• NAACP