Johnson's Great Society

Johnson's domestic program was called?

• New Deal

• Square Deal

• Welfare

• Great Society

What kind of society did President 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

Required police to inform suspects of their rights during the arrest process

• Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

• Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

• Loving v. Virginia (1967)

• Engel v. Vitale (1962)

This is a pre-school program for low-income children

• Medicaid

• Kindergarten

• Head Start

• Medicare

The Great Society could be most compared to which previous government program?

• The Square Deal

• Laissez-Faire

• The New Frontier

• The New Deal

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

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

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.

Some critics complained that the Great Society programs

• gave the rich too many tax breaks

• gave the federal government too much power

• paid too little attention to health care

• favored rural over urban citizens