United
States History Question of the
Day
Answer and Explanation

Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Harry Truman
at signing of Medicare bill, 1965
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Question 0100107:
Which of the following were part of the Great Society programs of the
Lyndon B. Johnson presidential administration?
I. Food Stamp Act
II. Head Start
III. Medicare
IV. Civil Rights Act of 1965
V. Elementary and Secondary Education Act
(A) I, III, and V only
(B) I, II, III, and IV only
(C) I and III only
(D) II, III, IV and V only
(E) all were Great Society programs
Answer:
(E) all were Great Society programs
Explanation: In a speech in May
1964, Johnson stated "We are going to assemble the best thought and
broadest knowledge from all over the world to find these answers. I
intend to establish working groups to prepare a series of conferences
and meetings—on the cities, on natural beauty, on the quality of
education, and on other emerging challenges. From these studies, we
will begin to set our course toward the Great Society.” Great Society
programs sought to eliminate poverty and racial injustice.