What was the name of President John F Kennedy’s vision and social reform programme?
The Great Society
The Fair Deal
The New Frontier
To what amount did President John F Kennedy increase the minimum wage?
$1
$1.25
1.5
What was not one of the successes of John F Kennedy’s presidency?
Tax was cut to stimulate growth
Social security benefits were increased
People in deprived areas could access loans to improve their housing
What was Medicaid?
Medicaid covered the cost of health care for people on low incomes and the unemployed
Medicaid covered the cost of health care for the elderly
Medicaid was America’s national health-care system
Which Great Society measure provided major federal funding for schools in low-income communities?
The 1965 Higher Education Act
Operation Head Start
The 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Which feminist movement campaigner wrote the influential book The Feminine Mystique in 1963?
Betty Friedan
Shirley Chisholm
Phyllis Schlafly
Which of these laws was passed in 1972?
Economic Opportunity Act
Housing and Urban Development Act
Equal Rights Amendment
Which of these groups campaigned against female equality?
National Organization for Women (NOW)
Women’s liberation movement
STOP ERA campaign
What did the Supreme Court decide in the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling?
Abortion was illegal
Women had the constitutional right to abortion in early pregnancy
Each individual state could decide its own policy on abortion
Which conservative campaigner led the fight against the Equal Rights Amendment?
Jane Roe