Modern Texas: Presidents and Politics

During President Johnson's administration, citizens of Texas became more ______________. They resented welfare programs and thought that the federal government had too much power. This began a political shift in Texas to ____________.

• conservative; conservatism

• democratic; democracy

• political; democracy

• liberal; liberalism

As the cost of the War in Vietnam increased, there was not enough money to pay for Great Society programs.

• True

• False

What was the name of Lyndon B. Johnson's programs and policies aimed at providing education, healthcare, and equality to minorities and the poor?

• Great Community

• Great Society

• New Deal

• New Society

In an effort to improve people's living conditions, Lyndon B. Johnson declared a "War on _________________."

• racism

• socialism

• poverty

• drugs

The United States experience in the Vietnam War supports the idea that the outcome of a war

• is assured to countries dedicated to democratic ideals

• is determined mainly by technological superiority

• is dependent on using the greatest number of soldiers

• can be strongly affected by public opinion

Why did the U.S. get involved in the Vietnam War?

• to prevent the spread of communism

• to avenge JFK's assassination

• to take over Vietnam's rice fields

• to establish a colony close to China

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave the president the power to use military force without a declaration of war by Congress.

• True

• False

Before entering politics, Lyndon B. Johnson worked as a _____________ , which led him to prioritizing education with his Great Society programs.

• postal worker

• teacher

• librarian

• social worker

Lyndon B. Johnson became president after the assassination of _________________ in Dallas in 1963.

• President John F. Kennedy

• President Abraham Lincoln

• President George Bush

• President Richard Nixon

It was said when he died, that President George H. W. Bush was one of the most prepared men to ever hold the job. Before becoming president he was all of the following, EXCEPT:

• Governor of Texas

• Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

• U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations

• Navy pilot