Johnson's "unconditional war on poverty" in America began with the passage of
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the Area Redevelopment Act
the Omnibus Housing Act
the Civil Rights Act
the Economic Opportunity Act
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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The term "Great Society" came to represent
the glamorous image fo the Kennedy Administration
the antion's anti-communist agenda
Michael Harrington's affluent society
the domestic programs of the Johnson Administration
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Unlike Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy was
born into a middle class Protestant family
a self-made man from a small town in California
a large supporter of Eisenhower's ideas
wealthy and part of a politically powerful family
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which of the following Supreme Court decisions banned prayer in school?
Engel v. Vitale
Baker v. Carr
Miranda v. Arizona
Escobedo v. Illinois
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which of the following factors contributed to the victory of John F. Kennedy in the 1960 Presidential election?
He was a self made man
he had a strong southern support
He represented a spirit of hope and change
He promised to eliminate poverty
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Why did Kennedy expand the space program?
to bolster the nation's prestige and power in the face of several foreign policy setbacks
in order to install nuclear weapons in space
to fulfill his campaign promise to put a man on the moon
to shift the focus away from his domestic policy failures
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What kind of society did President Johnson envision when he created the Great Society programs?
one the ensured access to justice, education, decent housing, and health care for all Americans
one that emphasized that all people are equal only in the eyes of God
one that sympathized with the less fortunate but strictly limited government's role in helping them
one that made separate schools for black and white children truly equal
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