Author Question: Describe the key components of Kennedys domestic policy agenda. What will be an ideal response? (Read 35 times)

Yi-Chen · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

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?

wtf444 · **Reply #1 on:** Sep 21, 2019

Answer 1

Answer: A

Answer 2

Answer: A

Answer 3

Answer: D

Answer 4

Answer: C

Answer 5

Answer: The ideal answer should include:

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

He supported corporate tax cuts to stimulate the economy.

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

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

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