The Great Society and the Credibility Gap

1. Who launched the Great Society programs in the 1960s?

• A) John F. Kennedy
  

• B) Richard Nixon
  

• C) Lyndon B. Johnson

• D) Ronald Reagan

2. What was one of the main goals of the Great Society?

• A) Expand the military
  

• B) End poverty in the U.S.

• C) Colonize new territories
  

• D) Reduce trade with Asia

3. What is Medicare?

• A) A program for young children’s education
  

• B) Free/low-cost healthcare for the elderly

• B) Free/low-cost healthcare for the elderly

• D) Housing support for veterans

4. Which law guaranteed voting rights to African Americans?

• A) Civil Rights Act of 1964
  

• B) Fair Housing Act
  

• C) Voting Rights Act of 1965

• D) Equal Pay Act

5. What does the term “credibility gap” refer to?

• A) The education gap in poor communities
  

• B) The difference in income levels across races
  

• C) The public’s mistrust of the government during the Vietnam War

• D) The disagreement between Congress and the President

6. What was a key reason for the credibility gap during the Vietnam War?

• A) Inflation in the economy
  

• B) A media blackout
  

• C) The Tet Offensive showing U.S. was not winning

• D) Civil rights protests in the South

7. What did the Head Start program aim to do?

• A) Provide college scholarships
  

• B) Feed homeless adults
  

• C) Give preschool education to low-income children

• D) Train soldiers for war

8. What kind of programs did the Great Society promote?

• A) Tax cuts for the rich
  

• B) Expansion of the military
  

• C) Social reforms like education and healthcare

• D) Space exploration programs

9. How did television contribute to the credibility gap?

• A) It supported government propaganda
  

• B) It showed live government debates
  

• C) It brought images of the Vietnam War into people’s homes

• D) It increased movie production

10. What was one consequence of the credibility gap?

• A) Rise in stock market trust
  

• B) Increase in immigration
  

• C) Decline in public trust in government

• D) Support for more wars