Analysis of The Great Society

Problems - Using documents 1-3, make three claims about the problems President Johnson hoped to solve
through the Great Society. Support each claim with evidence from at least one document. See the example
below.

Claims Evidence

Through the Great Society, President Johnson hoped to “The Great Society rests on abundance and liberty for
improve the economy, and make more opportunities all. It demands an end to poverty and racial injustice,
available to all American citizens. to which we are totally committed in our time.”
(Document 1)

Actions - Using documents 1 - 3, make three claims about the actions President Johnson and his administration
undertook in order to foster economic growth. Be sure your claim explains how the action taken would foster
economic growth. Support each claim with evidence from at least one document. See the example below.

Claims Evidence

President Johnson tried to improve the economy by "Poverty must not be a bar to learning, and learning
improving education. He believed that if people were must offer an escape from poverty…”(Document 1)
better educated, they would have a better chance at
finding a higher paying job which would provide them
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
with income that they would spend on goods and
services, stimulating the economy. (Document 3)
 Analysis of Reaganomics

Problems - Using documents 4-6, make three claims about the problems President Reagan identified as economic
concerns. Support each claim with evidence from at least one document. See the example below.

Claims Evidence

President Reagan believed that taxes were too high for “....Those who do work are denied a fair return for
the wealthy. their labor by a tax system which penalizes successful
achievement… (Document 4)
Actions - Using documents 4 - 6, make three claims about the actions President Reagan and his administration
undertook in order to foster economic growth. Be sure your claim explains how the action taken would foster
economic growth. Support each claim with evidence from at least one document. See the example below.

Claims Evidence

President Reagan tried to improve the economy
through deregulation of industries, because he thought
that if there were fewer rules and laws, companies
would be able to spend time innovating, expanding,
and producing, which would in turn mean more jobs
and more economic activity.
Ronald Reagan took office in 1981 promising to curb
the growth of government regulations, especially
those that affected private industry and businesses. He
believed that a web of regulation was strangling
private enterprise in the United States and harming
the nation’s economy.…(Document 5)
Deregulation pillar (Document 6)