Great Society LBJ

Lyndon Johnson's plan for improving America was called the

• New Frontier

• Fair Deal

• Great Society

• New Deal

This law created job training programs as well as starting the War on Poverty. It passed in 1964. It was called the

• Economic Opportunity Act

• Medical Care Act

• Elementary & Secondary Education Act

• Voting Rights Act

LBJ's domestic programs

• put the US into bankruptcy

• were the largest spending on social programs in US history

• kept many Americans from dying

• dropped the US from their status as the leading superpower

What was one result of the Great Society?

• Poverty was eliminated in the United States.

• the lives of many underprivileged Americans improved.

• President Johnson's popularity plummeted.

• The federal government shrank considerably.

LBJ's plan for increased domestic spending on anti-poverty & anti-racism programs

• New Deal

• New Frontier

• Great Society

• Welfare for All

• Southern Strategy

What kind of society did President Lyndon B. Johnson envision when he created the Great Society programs?

• one that ensured access to justice, education, decent housing, and health care for all Americans

• on that emphasized that all people are equal only in the eyes of God

• one in which extremism in the defense of liberty is encouraged 

• one that made separate schools for black and white children truly equal

Presidents Johnsons administrative agenda was to end poverty, reduce crime, abolish inequality and improve the environment. What was his Administrative agenda called?

• New Deal

• The Second New Deal

• Johnson Doctrine

• Great Society

SS.912.A.7.4 Skill (Timeline): How did President Lyndon Johnson believe these programs would change society?

• by creating economic incentives and entrepreneurship

• by promoting equal opportunity and reducing poverty

• by developing government agencies to monitor race relations

• by encouraging civic participation and eliminating infectious disease

Which program provided health insurance coverage for Americans aged 65 and older?

• Medicare

• Affordable Care Act

• Medicaid

• Social Security

Which of the following groups was intended to benefit the most from the Great Society programs?

• Minorities and the poor

• White, middle-class families

• Farmers and laborers

• Businessmen