GREAT SOCIETY

What was the result of the tax reduction passed by Congress in February 1964?

• It increased the federal budget deficit

• It decreased the federal budget deficit

• It had no impact on the economy

• It led to a decrease in tax revenues

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibit?

• Discrimination based on age and political affiliation

• Discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and sex

• Discrimination based on income level and education

• Discrimination based on marital status and disability

What was the purpose of the Economic Opportunity Act (EOA) enacted by Congress in August 1964?

• To reduce military spending

• To provide nearly $1 billion for youth programs, antipoverty measures, small-business loans, and job training

• To increase taxes on small businesses

• To fund international aid programs

What did the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 provide?

• A new healthcare system

• A reform in the Social Security system

• More than $1 billion in federal aid for education

• A new tax system

Who provided hospital insurance and low-cost medical insurance for almost every American age 65 or older?

• Medicaid

• Social Security

• Medicare

• The Affordable Care Act

What program extended health insurance to welfare recipients?

• The Affordable Care Act

• Social Security

• Medicare

• Medicaid

Which act ended the quotas based on nationality in the United States' immigration laws?

• The Immigration Act of 1924

• The National Origins Act of 1924

• The Immigration Act of 1965

• The Civil Rights Act

What was a significant demographic change in the United States after 1965 due to immigration?

• Decrease in European immigrants

• Increase in European immigrants

• Sharp increase in non-European immigrants

• Decrease in Asian immigrants

What act did Congress pass as a precaution extended to food?

• A) The Food Safety Act of 1967

• B) The Wholesome Meat Act of 1967

• C) The Healthy Food Act of 1967

• D) The Safe Food and Drug Act of 1967

This program created by Lyndon Johnson introduced programs like Head Start, HUD, Medicare, Food Stamps to reduce poverty and improve everyone’s quality of life-

• HUAC

• Great Society

• New Deal

• NAACP