Deck 7: The Era of Federal Social Services: the New Frontier and the Great Society

Question 1

The community action programs in the War on Poverty focused on

A) housing programs.
B) youth employment.
C) citizen participation.
D) rallies.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The War on Poverty was developed after Kennedy's death and consisted of a collection of

A) job training programs.
B) public housing programs.
C) medical insurance for the poor.
D) All of the answers are correct.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Social programs established during the era of the Great Society that remain with us today include

A) civil rights.
B) categorical federal social programs.
C) Medicare and Medicaid.
D) All of the answers are correct.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

John F. Kennedy had a limited understanding of poverty and racism because he

A) was raised by his grandparents out of the country.
B) was raised in a wealthy Boston family and attended private schools.
C) c. was tutored at home for all of his education.
D) had grown up only on the Kennedy compound on Martha's Vineyard.

Question 5

John F. Kennedy promised to address the following problems if elected:

A) civil rights issues of the nation's outgroups
B) public work programs like the WPA
C) help elderly people with their medical bills
D) diminishing open spaces

Question 6

John Kennedy proposed civil rights legislation

A) after the murder of Emmett Till in 1955.
B) during his first year in office.
C) in the summer of 1963.
D) when debating Richard Nixon in 1960.

Question 7

The Immigration Act of 1965

A) eased immigration restrictions on persons from Northern Europe.
B) abolished national quotas.
C) strengthened border patrols.
D) proposed that a fence be built along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Question 8

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 provided for

A) desegregation of public facilities.
B) desegregation of transportation.
C) addressing voting rights.
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 9

The War in Vietnam directly and indirectly affected social policy because it splintered the Democratic Party into prowar and antiwar factions.

Question 10

Both Presidents Johnson and Nixon sought to develop Native American participation in tribal governments and favored continuation of economic and educational assistance to the tribes.

Question 11

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act provided some assistance private schools.

Question 12

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act

A) established voucher programs.
B) provided federal funding to public schools with high concentrations of low-income children.
C) developed large teacher training programs.
D) required that all American children finish high school, by law.

Question 13

The poorest populations of people in the 1960s could be found in

A) low-income urban areas.
B) rural areas like Appalachia.
C) Both of the answers are correct.
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 14

Medicaid is

A) funded by payroll taxes.
B) funded by the states.
C) funded by the federal government and the states.
D) funded by corporations.

Question 15

When John F. Kennedy was running for presidential office in 1960, he did not project a reformist image. This changed when he had to debate

A) Richard Nixon.
B) Hubert Humphrey.
C) Dwight D. Eisenhower.
D) Eleanor Roosevelt.

Question 16

Johnson, known for his negotiating skills and timing, embraced Kennedy's domestic agenda.

Question 17

As recently as 2000, _____% of physicians refused to serve people covered by Medicaid.

A) 70
B) 80
C) 60
D) 50

Question 18

Kennedy's tax measures spurred investments and economic growth; however,

A) the policies contributed to economic inequality for the poor and working class.
B) the policies contributed to the support of the Vietnam War.
C) the policies contributed to an economic decline for the rich.
D) the policies contributed to an decrease in job training.

Question 19

Although the Great Society was marked by unprecedented social reforms, there was little increase in social spending because Johnson would not commit major funds to many of his programs and initiatives.

Question 20

The Civil Rights Act of 1965 emphasized

A) voting rights.
B) desegregation of public facilities.
C) equal rights in the workplace.
D) a crackdown on sexual harassment.

Question 21

Lyndon Johnson capped his first term as president with a successful run for a second term in 1968.

Question 22

In the 1960s the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) became interested in pursuing discriminatory actions such as exclusion of exclusion of gay men and lesbians in the civil service.

Question 23

Contemporary advocates for social justice must not only promote change in public policy but adopt behaviors such as those demonstrated by Whitney Young with the National Urban League that support organizational changes addressing social justice.

Question 24

Lyndon Johnson nearly sabotaged the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1965 because, as a Southerner, he opposed its enactment.

Question 25

Medicare funds long-term care of elderly persons with chronic health conditions.