CLEP US History II

Answer: E - Medicare and Medicaid were parts of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society domestic agenda. Johnson modeled his Great Society platform on President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. The New Deal agenda played a significant role in pulling the United States out of the Great Depression. The Fair Deal was President Harry. S. Truman’s domestic agenda, which sought to increase education spending, provide universal healthcare, and boost union activity by repealing the Taft-Hartley Act. The Square Deal was President Theodore Roosevelt’s domestic platform, which was a progressive political agenda that strove for consumer protection, industry regulation, and conservation of natural resources. The New Frontier was President John F. Kennedy’s domestic agenda, which aimed to promote aid for the elderly and unemployed, civil rights, space exploration, and environmental initiatives.