Apentix/AP US History/Unit 8: Period 8 (1945-1980)/Question
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The Great Society program of President Lyndon Johnson included which of the following?

A.Medicare and Medicaid, federal aid to education, and a declared War on Poverty
B.The abolition of Social Security
C.The repeal of all federal civil rights laws
D.A reduction in federal spending on education

Explanation

Core Concept

Johnson's 1964-1965 legislative burst added health insurance for the elderly and poor, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and antipoverty agencies. The Great Society was the largest expansion of the federal welfare state since the New Deal.

Correct Answer

AMedicare and Medicaid, federal aid to education, and a declared War on Poverty

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