Johnson and the Great Society

What program did Larry Alfred join to help people after dropping out of high school?

• Medicare

• VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America)

• Immigration Act of 1965

• Economic Opportunity Act

What act signed by President Lyndon Baines Johnson was a cornerstone of the Great Society?

• Immigration Act of 1965

• Economic Opportunity Act

• Medicare

• Warren Court

Which of the following was often called the "domestic Peace Corps"?

• Job Corps

• VISTA

• Medicaid

• Great Society

By what margin did Lyndon B. Johnson win the primary election for the Senate in 1948?

• 87 votes out of 988,000

• 100 votes out of 1,000,000

• 150 votes out of 800,000

• 200 votes out of 900,000

Which act did Lyndon B. Johnson sign at the one-room schoolhouse near Stonewall, Texas, where his own education had begun?

• The Civil Rights Act

• The Voting Rights Act

• The Elementary and Secondary Education Act

• The Higher Education Act

Why did Kennedy choose Johnson to be his running mate?

• Because of Johnson's experience in foreign policy

• To compensate for his own drawbacks as a candidate

• Because Johnson was from the North

• To gain a stronger foothold in the Republican states

What did LBJ say would be the best way to honor President Kennedy after his death?

• Build a monument in his honor
• Pass his civil rights and tax cut bills

• Rename a city after him
• Declare a national holiday

What was the main goal of the Economic Opportunity Act (EOA) of 1964?

• To increase taxes for small businesses

• To alleviate poverty

• To reduce public-works programs

• To provide military support for underprivileged areas

Which of the following programs was NOT created by the Economic Opportunity Act?

• VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America)

• Head Start

• The Job Corps

• The Social Security Program

What was Barry Goldwater's stance on social and economic programs during the 1964 election?

• He supported the expansion of federal social and economic programs

• He believed the government should not intervene in social and economic issues

• He wanted to increase government spending on social programs

• He proposed creating more social and economic programs than Johnson