Extending Civil Rights

Question 1

Which of the following items helped President Johnson persuade Congress to pass Kennedy’s civil rights legislation?

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D: public sympathy

Question 2

Think about what you just saw in the video. Use it to help you with this question.Johnson says that the Great Society is not a gift or a fulfillment, but a what?

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B: challenge

Question 3

Which social problem was the Economic Opportunity Act primarily intended to solve?

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A: poverty

Question 4

What were the purposes of Medicare and Medicaid?

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D: to provide health care for the elderly and poor

Question 5

Choose the right program to match each of the following descriptions.Provided preschool for poor children

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B: Head Start

Question 6

Which areas of US life were addressed by Johnson’s Great Society?Check all of the boxes that apply.

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B: poverty; C: housing; D: education; E: health care

Question 7

Based on what you have read, choose each response below that correctly describes a success of Johnson’s Great Society legislation.Check all of the boxes that apply.

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A: a drop in the poverty rate; C: an increased graduation rate; D: a decrease in substandard housing; F: an expansion of medical coverage for the poor

Question 8

Choose the right word or phrase to complete each sentence.Johnson’s Great Society legislation caused debate over the role of the with regard to the poor.

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B: government

Question 9

Granted loans to college students

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C: Higher Education Act

Question 10

Johnson’s Great Society legislation caused controversy over .

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C: government spending

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