What act passed that gave many African Americans the right to vote?
What is Voting Rights Act of 1965
100
what previous administration had previously been contemplating a federal relief effort for the fight against poverty?
Who is the Kennedy Administration
100
To who did Medicare strongly direct there support toward?
What is the elderly population.
100
One of the most important programs started by the OEO that dealt with education was?
What is the Head Start System
100
Who was Johnson's republican opponent in the 1964 presidential elections?
What is Barry Goldwater
200
Some people believed that Lyndon was able to get these acts passed due to the fact that he has spent ___ years in congress.
What is 24 years
200
The center piece on the war on poverty, that also sparked up the OEO, was known as the what?
What is the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
200
what kind of people would receive medicaid support?
What is people under welfare.
200
What frightened Americans that was presented in Goldwaters campaign
What is a Nuclear War
200
What frightened Americans that was presented in Goldwaters campaign
What is Nuclear War
300
During this civil rights movement, there were four acts passed, and how many laws?
What is three
300
Name two programs spawned by the War on Poverty.
What are the Peace Corps, Job Corps, Neighborhood Youth Corps, VISTA, Upward Bound, Head Start
300
in the year 1965, around half of those over the age of 65 had no what?
What is no health insurance
300
What did the higher education act of 1965 do?
What isWhat is increase federal money given to universities, created scholarships and low-interest loans for students, and established a National Teachers Corps to provide teachers to poverty stricken areas of the United States. It began a transition from federally funded institutional assistance to individual student aid.
300
in the three years between 1965 and 1968 how many programs were passed.
What is 60 programs.
400
Name two things that the civil rights act of 1964 ensured for all Americans.
What is equality among African Americans, provided equal employment opportunities.
400
Johnson experienced poverty first hand among the mexican american students he taught previous to his presidency. In what state did he teach in.
What is Texas
400
what program did johnson convince congress to set up that was funded through the social security system?
What is Medicare
400
What act offered federal aid to local school districts in assisting them to address the needs of children with limited English-speaking ability until it expired in 2002
What isWhat is the Bilingual Education Act
400
What did the California master plan insure for all California residents who graduated in the top percentages of their high school class?
What is they would be able to attend a California University.
500
This act forbade job discrimination and the segregation of public accommodations.
What is The Civil Rights Act of 1964
500
Name two ways Johnson attempted to richen the poor, and better the lower class/weaker areas of the U.S.
What is Give the poor free education, give them work training to better their work ethic, and have them work to better rural areas through community devolopment.
500
among the 60 programs, what were the two most significant?
What is Medicare and Medicaid
500
under what plan were laws passed to improve higher education facilities in 1960
What is California Master Plan
500
What act established a school breakfast program and expanded the school lunch program and milk program to improve nutrition for children from families with low income