Read this excerpt from a speech by President Lyndon B. Johnson, June 1965.
Which of the following caused the legislative programs
mentioned in the excerpt to ultimately be underfunded?
First, Negroes are trapped, as many whites are
trapped, in inherited, gateless poverty. They lack
training and skills. They are shut in, in slums, without
decent medical care. Private and public poverty
combine to cripple their capacities. We are trying to
attack these evils through my poverty program, through
our education program, through our medical care and
our other health programs.
O Republican domination of Congress in the 1960s
repealed most of the programs.
O The high costs of the Vietnam War limited spending
in other areas
O A decrease in the federal income tax rate reduced
government revenue.
The rise of the New Left opposed such programs.
Do