AP®︎ US History: Topic 8.9 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 8.9 of AP US History – The Great Society.
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Topic 8.9
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: KC-8.2.III.A
Who became President of the United States after JFK was assassinated?
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Topic 8.9: The Great Society
Thematic Focus: Politics and PowerPCE
Debates fostered by social and political groups about the role of government in American social, political, and economic life shape government policy, institutions, political parties, and the rights of citizens.
Learning Objective: Unit 8: Learning Objective J
Explain the causes and effects of continuing policy debates about the role of the federal government over time.
Historical Developments: KC-8.2.II.C
Despite an overall affluence in postwar America, advocates raised concerns about the prevalence and persistence of poverty as a national problem.
Historical Developments: KC-8.2.III.A
Liberalism, based on anti-communism abroad and a firm belief in the efficacy of government power to achieve social goals at home, reached a high point of political influence by the mid-1960s.
Historical Developments: KC-8.2.III.B.i
Liberal ideas found expression in Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society, which attempted to use federal legislation and programs to end racial discrimination, eliminate poverty, and address other social issues.
