LBJ and the Great Society

Lyndon Johnson's plan for improving America was called the

• New Frontier

• Fair Deal

• Great Society

• New Deal

This law eliminated discrimination in all public places. It was passed in 1964. It was the

• Economic Opportunity Act

• Civil Rights Act

• Voting Rights Act

• Medical Care Act

This law created job training programs as well as starting the War on Poverty. It passed in 1964. It was called the

• Economic Opportunity Act

• Medical Care Act

• Elementary & Secondary Education Act

• Voting Rights Act

Medicare & Medicaid were created to provide health care to which groups of people?

• black citizens

• elderly & poor

• returning veterans

• school children

What was the main intent of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society plan?

• to achieve major scientific and medical breakthroughs

• o provide higher education for anyone who wanted it

• to establish aid organizations to help impoverished nations

• to eliminate poverty and ensure civil rights for everyone

Analyze the political cartoon, and answer the question.

What "Great Society" legislation was aimed at solving the problem depicted in this cartoon?

• the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

• the Job Corps Creation Act

• No Child Left Behind

• the G.I. Bill

This graph shows the poverty rates during a 50-year period.

The information in this graph supports what conclusion?

• President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society programs were successful in lowering poverty rates.

• President Ronald Reagan’s trickle-down economic policies helped stabilize poverty rates.

• President Bill Clinton’s plan to balance the federal budget had a negative impact on poverty rates.

• President George W. Bush’s economic policies to end the recession had a positive impact on poverty

Study the outline and answer the question.

What was the main reason for the development of this act?

• President Johnson's War on Poverty

• President Truman's Cold War

• the Korean War

• World War II

This is a quote from President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Inaugural Address in 1965.

What action by President Johnson is consistent with the message of this quote?

• escalating the number of troops in Vietnam

• proposing the Voting Rights Act

• signing the Medicare and Medicaid acts into law

• continuing President Kennedy’s Peace Corps project

This is a list of legislation passed during President Lyndon Johnson’s administration.

What was the collective purpose of these pieces of legislation?

• to encourage citizens to save money

• to address issues caused by poverty

• to prevent another stock market crash

• to prevent the spread of communism