5.22 Johnson's Great Society Answers

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How did the goals of President Kennedy and President Johnson compare?

Both men supported laws and programs that were designed to bring about a more equal society.

Kennedy was concerned with equality, while Johnson supported space exploration.

Kennedy supported space exploration, while Johnson was concerned with equality.

Both men opposed space exploration because it took needed resources from fighting poverty.

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President Lyndon B. Johnson

decided not to run in the 1964 election.

won the 1964 election by a narrow margin.

won the 1964 election by a wide margin.

lost the 1964 election by a narrow margin.

Which statement best describes the Great Society programs?

Many of them are still in effect today.

They were cheaper than other programs.

They ended the problems they were meant to solve.

Most of them cost less now than they did originally.

The Economic Opportunity Act was created to address

health.

discrimination.

education.

poverty.

Following the implementation of several Great Society programs, high school graduation rates

rose.

declined.

rose, then declined.

did not change.

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