USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1960S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
President Johnson’s Great Society programs included all of the following EXCEPT:
A
passage of civil rights laws to promote equal opportunity for all Americans
B
ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to guarantee equality for women
C
federal health insurance for the elderly and medical care for the poor and disabled
D
federal funding of self-help programs for the poor
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -New major federal programs that addressed education, medical care, urban problems, rural poverty, and transportation were launched during this period. The program and its initiatives were subsequently promoted by him and fellow Democrats in Congress in the 1960s and years following.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Great Society was an ambitious series of policy initiatives, legislation and programs spearheaded by President Lyndon B. Johnson with the main goals of ending poverty, reducing crime, abolishing inequality and improving the environment.

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