The Great Society

Which program had the greatest impact on reducing poverty?

• Medicare

• Job Corps

• War on Poverty

• Medicaid

What did the Great Society do for college students?

• Provided scholarships and grants

• Improved urban mass transit

• Protected the rights of the elderly

• Preserved scenic rivers and trails

What did Lyndon Johnson propose in the field of education?

• Work-study programs for college students

• Age Discrimination Act

• Aid to Appalachia

• Kennedy cultural center

What was the main goal of the War on Poverty?

• To eliminate racial discrimination

• To reduce poverty through job creation

• To improve public accommodations

• To provide handouts to the less affluent

What did Medicare provide for people over the age of 65?

• Improved urban mass transit

• Work-study programs

• College scholarships and grants

• Guaranteed health insurance

These provided free or low-cost medical insurance to welfare recipients and most Americans age 65 and over.  

• Civil Rights Services

• Privatization of Medicine

• Medicare and Medicaid

• Equal Insurance Policy (EIP)

Some critics complained that the Great Society programs

• gave the rich too many tax breaks

• gave the federal government too much power

• paid too little attention to health care

• favored rural over urban citizens

Do you think the Great Society was more of a success or more of a failure?

• The Great Society was more of a success.

• The Great Society was more of a failure.

This is a pre-school program  for low-income children

• Medicaid

• Kindergarten

• Head Start

• Medicare

What was the name of President Lyndon Johnson's plan to end poverty in America?

• New Frontier

• Great Society

• Square Deal

• New Deal