Civil Rights for Americans with Disabilities

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

Provided federal funding for elementary education

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Elementary & Secondary Education Act

Question 3

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 4

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

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poverty

Question 5

What were the purposes of Medicare and Medicaid?

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to provide health care for the elderly and poor

Question 6

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

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Head Start

Question 7

Granted loans to college students

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Higher Education Act

Question 8

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

Question 9

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 10

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

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