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Civil Rights Legislation And The Great Society. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

After 'Brown v. Board of Education,' integration was still a slow process in:
a) the South
b) the North
c) the West
d) Alaska and Hawaii

Although John F. Kennedy was a major supporter of civil rights legislation...
a) it was being blocked by Congress
b) Northern Democrats would not allow changes
c) Congress never voted on civil rights legislation
d) ####

John F. Kennedy was assassinated...
a) in Dallas, TX in November 1963
b) in Washington, DC in November 1963
c) in Denver, CO in February 1964
d) in St. Paul, MN in February 1964

When John F. Kennedy was assassinated:
a) Lyndon B. Johnson became president
b) the Cold War ended
c) the presidency went to the Speaker of the House
d) the U.S. declared war on the Soviet Union

Lyndon Johnson encouraged Congress to pass civil rights legislation to:
a) honor John F. Kennedy's legacy
b) support the Great Society program
c) ###
d) ####

Which legislation outlawed discrimination against African-Americans and women?
a) The Civil Rights Act of 1964
b) The Voting Rights Act of 1965
c) ###
d) ####

Literacy tests were banned due to:
a) the Voting Rights Act of 1965
b) the Civil Rights Act of 1964
c) the Great Society program
d) ####

The objective of the Great Society program was to fight against:
a) poverty
b) communism
c) nuclear war
d) spies within the U.S. government

Within the Great Society, Medicare was created for:
a) healthcare for Americans over the age of 65
b) healthcare for the poor
c) ###
d) ####

The creator of the Great Society program was:
a) Lyndon B. Johnson
b) John F. Kennedy
c) Dwight D. Eisenhower
d) Harry S. Truman

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