From the Great Society to Reagan (myWorld, Chapter 16, Lesson 3)

Which of the following programs provided money for education during Lyndon Johnson’s presidency?

• Job Corps

• Head Start

• Medicare

• Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)

For which group did the Equal Pay Act gain rights?

• Men

• African Americans

• Women

• Disabled veterans

Why did Cesar Chavez lead the United Farm Workers on a strike against grape growers in 1965?

• To gain voting rights for Hispanics.

• To protest the rising cost of gas.

• To show support for the Civil Rights Movement.

• To protest low wages and terrible work conditions.

When someone is _______________, the person does not have to be tried in court for his or her crimes.

• impeached

• pardoned

• punished

• reelected

Why did Ford pardon Nixon after the Watergate scandal?

• Ford did not want the former president to go to jail.

• Ford did not think that a legal trial was necessary because Nixon resigned.

• Ford believed that a legal trial of a former president would harm the nation.

• Ford believed that Nixon was innocent.

Which group gained rights from the Equal Pay Act?

• By working with lawyers to secure more money for the country.

• By providing jobs for the homeless and unemployed.

• By increasing the role of government in people’s lives.

• By reducing the role of government in people’s lives.

Which of the following is NOT one of President Johnson's Great Society programs?

• Food Stamp Act

• United Farm Workers

• Head Start

• VISTA

• Job Corps