Other Perspectives on 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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public sympathy

Question 2

Granted loans to college students

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Higher Education Act

Question 3

Provided federal funding for elementary education

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Elementary & Secondary Education Act

Question 4

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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challenge

Question 5

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

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poverty

Question 6

What were the purposes of Medicare and Medicaid?

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to provide health care for the elderly and poor

Question 7

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

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Head Start

Question 8

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 drop in the poverty rate; an increased graduation rate; a decrease in substandard housing; an expansion of medical coverage for the poor

Question 9

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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government

Question 10

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

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poverty; housing; education; health care

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