24.3 LBJ's Great Society

Choose two correct answers:

President Johnson's success in getting many of former President Kennedy's programs passed through Congress was due in part to 

• his disinterest in helping less fortunate people 

• the popularity of programs associated with Kennedy

• his political experience and ability to be persuasive

• his easy-going personality & lack of ambition

A debate that started with the New Deal and continued with the Great Society was

• How big should the federal government be and how much help should it give?

• How much power should the House of Representatives have?

• Should presidents be able to run for more than one term?

Designed to help preschool students from low-income families develop skills they need for success in kindergarten and beyond. 

• Project Head Start
• Department of Family and Children Services
• Office of Economic Opportunity

• Medicare

The purpose of Medicare was to provide health care to which group of Americans?

• The elderly

• Low-income individuals and families

The term "Great Society" came to represent

• the glamorous image of the Kennedy Administration

• the nation's anti-communist agenda

• those who were able to move to the suburbs

• the domestic programs of the Johnson Administration

The purpose of Medicaid was to provide health care to which group of Americans?

• The elderly

• Low-income individuals and families

Which was the primary focus of President Johnson's Great Society?

• To increase middle class wealth and prosperity

• To reduce government spending and debt

• To reduce poverty and help disadvantaged people

• To increase economic output and reduce military spending

Which Great Society program offered job training programs and other programs to improve America's inner cities?

• Child Nutrition Act

• Higher Education Act

• Project Head Start

• Office of Economic Opportunity

Which Great Society program(s) still exist today? Select all that apply.

• Medicare & Medicaid

• Project Head Start

• Departments of Transportation, Housing & Urban Development

• Demonstration Cities & Metropolitan Development act