Answer:
The correct answer is: A. To provide the elderly with free health care
Explanation:
Medicare is an American Health Insurance program designed to guarantee free medical care for the elders, aged 65 and over, and some younger people with certain disabilities.
It was funded in 1966, under the SSA (Social Security Administration), but today works under the CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
Answer:
President Lyndon Johnson nominated Thurgood Marshall for the Supreme Court in 1966. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 30, 1967 and became the first African-American Supreme Court Justice. While serving on the Supreme Court, Marshall championed the rights of the individual. He served on the court for 24 years.
Explanation:
Lincoln's 1857 Emancipation Proclamation warned that the issue of slavery could destroy the nation.
Answer: Option A
<u>Explanation:</u>
This proclamation was given by Abraham Lincoln when the civil war was in its third year. The proclamation changed the status of almost 3.5 million slaves. The slaves were freed post the proclamation.
Slavery was a major issue that had led to the civil war and this proclamation changed the manner in which slavery was viewed.
The proclamation made freeing the slaves an explicit goal of the war. The proclamation did not lead to immediate abolition of slavery but ensured that most of the slaves in the Union were freed.
