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WorksheetsThe Great Society Programs (LBJ's Great Society)
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 8mins
An act passed in 1966 that established safety standards for vehicles and roadways
Motor Vehicle Safety Act
Highway Safety Act
Roadway Caution Act
These acts established government authority and responsibility to act forcefully against air and water pollution
Water Quality and Clean Air Acts
Anti Water and Air Pollution Acts
Air and Water Restriction Acts
A federal program of health insurance for persons 65 years of age and older
Medicaid
Elderly Protection Program
Medicare
A preschool program for children from low-income families that also provides healthcare, nutrition services, and social services
Leap into Life
Jump Start
Head Start
A health care payment program sponsored by federal & state governments
Medicare
Medicaid
Elderly Protection Program
A work training programs for young people between the ages of 16 and 21
Job Corps
Employment Corps
Career Corps
An economic legislation that was part of the Great Society
It created many social programs to help the poor
Lower Class Support Act
Economic Opportunity Act
Equal Opportunity Act
President Lyndon B. Johnson's program in the 1960's to provide greater social services for the poor and elderly
War on Inequality
War on Poverty
War on Class Divide
A list of rights that police in the United States must read to suspects in custody before questioning them, pursuant to the Supreme Court decision in ___________ v. Arizona.
Karen Rights
Miranda Rights
Justine Rights
led by Earl _________ who was nominated by president Eisenhower to be Chief of Justice. The court took an activist stance, helping to shape national policy by taking a forceful stand on a number of key issues of the day.
The Warren Court
The Fallon Court
The Kendall Court
President who created the Great Society Programs
Herbert Hoover
John F Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Conserving forests from industrial renovation
Nature Conservation Act
Wildlife Defense Act
Wilderness Protection Act
National funds dedicated to public schools
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Youth Education Act
Children Information Act
Outlawing unfair literacy tests and poll taxes keeping African-Americans from voting in the polls
Poll Safety Act
Voting Rights Act
Unlawful Testing Act
Funding for art galleries, art programs, and artists alike
National Endowment for the Arts
Art Appreciation Funding
National Funding for Creativity
Canceling quotas placed on people of ethnic origin in order to restrict immigration
Alien Act
Foreigner Act
Immigration Act
Housing projects in lower-income neighborhoods
Omnibus Housing Act
Equal Housing Act
Fair Housing Act
Banned segregation based on race, gender, religion or nation of origin in public sectors of society, such as the workforce, schools, hospitals, restaurants, stores, etc.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Anti-Discrimination Act of 1964
Equal Society Act of 1964
Scholarship grants for admittance to institutions of postsecondary education
University Grant Act
Higher Education Act
Advanced Education Act
Added the hot breakfast option to school lunch menus
Hot Lunch Act
Child Nutrition Act
Youth Health Act
Provided low-income people with a means to receive meals daily
Food Stamp Act
Meal Assistance Act
Hunger Relief Act
Why do you think so many of LBJ’s acts were passed?
LBJ was historically the most popular president
LBJ was the president so Congress was required to pass his ideas for laws without question
LBJ was a former legislator and had close ties with Congress already
Why was the Great Society considered not completely successful?
Only a few of the acts proposed by LBJ were passed, therefore, his plan did not completely work
The Vietnam War situation overshadowed the Great Society’s importance
Most of the programs only helped families with high income
