Video Quiz: Understanding the Great Society

In what year did Lyndon B. Johnson first articulate his vision for the Great Society?

• 1963

• 1962

• 1964

• 1965

What significant legislation did LBJ sign to improve healthcare for the elderly and the poor?

• Patient Protection Act

• Affordable Care Act

• Medicare and Medicaid

• Social Security Act

Which program was specifically designed to help disadvantaged high school students attend college?

• Upward Bound

• Head Start

• Medicaid

• Medicare

Which educational act provided major funding for American public schools?

• No Child Left Behind Act

• Higher Education Act

• Elementary and Secondary Education Act

• Education for All Handicapped Children Act

Which act aimed at eliminating literacy tests and other discriminatory voting practices?

• Civil Rights Act

• Voting Rights Act

• Fair Housing Act

• Equal Employment Opportunity Act

Which public broadcasting entities were part of the Great Society plan?

• PBS and National Public Radio

• CNN and Fox News

• BBC and Al Jazeera

• CBS and NBC

What was a major milestone of LBJ's plan that aimed to outlaw discrimination?

• The Civil Rights Act

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

What was the primary goal of the War on Poverty?

• To increase federal spending

• To reduce the national debt

• To decrease unemployment rates

• To reduce poverty levels

What was the effect of the Great Society's War on Poverty on the poverty rate in America?

• It decreased from 15% to 10%

• It increased to 25%

• It decreased from 20% to 12%

• It remained the same

How did the Vietnam War affect the Great Society programs?

• It had no effect

• It diverted necessary funding

• It led to the expansion of programs

• It provided additional funding