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Zorluk: KolayThe Great Society and the War on Poverty

Source: President Lyndon B. Johnson, Remarks at the Signing of the Medicare Bill, July 30, 1965.

"No senator or representative, no member of the Cabinet, no president, who is here this afternoon, will admit that he has any personal claim to the gratitude of any citizen... But we can all feel a deep sense of pride in the fact that we have at last reached the day when the elderly in this country will no longer be denied the healing miracle of modern medicine simply because they cannot afford it. We have worked long and hard for this day. And now, under this law, every citizen over 65 will be able to receive the hospital care and the medical services that are necessary to their health and peace of mind."

The legislation described in the excerpt expanded the social safety net established during the New Deal primarily by doing which of the following?

  1. A
    Establishing the first national retirement pension system
  2. B
    Creating public works programs to employ jobless young adults
  3. Providing federally funded health insurance for senior citizensCevap
  4. D
    Deregulating the private healthcare industry to encourage free-market competition

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Providing federally funded health insurance for senior citizens
The correct answer is correct because the Social Security Amendments of 1965 established Medicare, which provided federally funded health insurance to Americans aged 65 and older. This significantly expanded the social safety net created under Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, which did not include federal health insurance.

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1
Analyze the historical stimulus.
The text contains remarks by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965 celebrating a new law that provides medical services and hospital care to citizens over the age of 65.
This identifies the target program as Medicare, a cornerstone of the Great Society.
2
Compare the program's functions to the social welfare policies of the New Deal.
The New Deal established the Social Security Act of 1935, which created retirement pensions and unemployment insurance but did not include federal health insurance. The 1965 Medicare program expanded this safety net by adding health insurance for seniors.
This establishes the historical connection and expansion point between the New Deal and the Great Society.
3
Select the correct description of this expansion.
Federally funded health insurance for senior citizens represents the correct definition and impact of Medicare.
This aligns the historical analysis with the correct multiple-choice option.

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The expansion of the social safety net during the Great Society through Medicare.
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The Great Society and the War on Poverty

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