Describe the key components of Kennedys domestic policy agenda. ...

[Yi-Chen]

Question 1

In pursuit of what he called the Great Society, Johnson first declared a War on __________.
 
  A) Poverty
  B) Drugs
  C) Racism
  D) Terrorism

Question 2

Lyndon Johnson defeated __________ in a landslide in 1964.
 
  A) Barry Goldwater
  B) Richard Nixon
  C) Ronald Reagan
  D) Nelson Rockefeller

Question 3

Lyndon Johnson entered Democratic politics as an avid supporter of __________.
 
  A) Adlai Stevenson
  B) Huey Long
  C) Henry Wallace
  D) Franklin Roosevelt

Question 4

The zenith of liberalism was reached during the presidency of __________.
 
  A) Harry Truman
  B) Franklin D. Roosevelt
  C) Lyndon Johnson
  D) Jimmy Carter

Question 5

Describe the key components of Kennedys domestic policy agenda.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Answer 1

Answer: A

Answer 2

Answer: A

Answer 3

Answer: D

Answer 4

Answer: C

Answer 5

Answer: The ideal answer should include:

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  Kennedy believed that prosperity was the best way to spread the fruits of affluence.
  


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  He supported corporate tax cuts to stimulate the economy.
  


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  Although Democrats held strong majorities in both houses, powerful conservatives in the South often teamed up with Republicans in Congress to defeat reform legislation.
  


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  Kennedy knew that it would be futile to champion the cause of civil rights in the face of that alliance.
  


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  Kennedy supported issues important to his working-class constituents and proposed a number of legislative initiatives to improve the lives of working-class Americans.
  

[Yi-Chen]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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