WorksheetsLBJ and the Great Society
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Lyndon B. Johnson's promise of using government to form a "Great Society" largely meant he would:
Create government programs to help the poor
Wage war on any communist nation
Remove anyone he didn't like from the country
Turn America into a communist government
Plans for healthcare revolved around getting health insurance to which TWO typically uninsured groups of people?
Young People
Elderly People
The Wealthy
The Poor
Medicare and Medicaid both served as "safety nets" for vulnerable people. What does "safety net" mean in this case?
A way of protecting businesses from paying medical bills
A literal net meant to catch people who fall while working on buildings
A way of stopping people from suffering from poverty
A new approach to protecting old people from falling
Which of these reasons was given for why LBJ believed so strongly in education?
He had a great education that he wanted everyone else to have
He had a really good teacher named Mr. Rossetti in high school
He had several young children in school
He was a former teacher
What did the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 do?
Force children to go to public schools
Mandate the wearing of masks in schools during a pandemic
Legally separated elementary schools from high schools
Grant millions of federal dollars to public and private schools
What kind of important schools did Project Head Start create and pay for in underprivileged communities?
Technical Colleges and Universities
Preschools for the youngest students
High Schools with great sports programs
Dedicated Religious Public Schools
The first African American to serve as a Department secretary in the president's Cabinet was Robert Weaver. Which department did he lead?
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Transportation
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Agriculture
Great Society programs helped urban areas in what way?
Gave people extra money to use however they would like
Creating public parks for people to play sports in
Improving housing and creating jobs in cities
Moving people out of crowded cities and to rural communities
Why was the Great Society so significant to the American people?
Its programs affected every part of American life
It turned America from a thriving capitalist economy to a communist dictatorship
It solved poverty forever - no one has experienced poverty since
It made America ready to fight a pandemic several decades later in 2020-2021
Which TWO reasons did we say the Great Society programs declined when LBJ left office?
The programs grew well beyond intended
It did nothing to help anyone experiencing poverty
The Vietnam War put a strain on government budgets
Not enough people took advantage of the programs
