Great Society Question Bank

What was the impact of the Civil Rights Act?

• It eliminated racial discrimination in public accommodations

• It provided healthcare for people over the age of 65

• It reduced the poverty rate in the United States

• It created work-study programs for college students

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

Which initiative was a cornerstone of the Great Society programs to eliminate poverty?

• Space exploration advancements

• War on Poverty

• Expansion of the military

• Reduction of trade tariffs

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

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

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

What was the Great Society supposed to end?

• State's Rights

• Poverty

• Corruption

• Racial Injustice