The American Vote
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1964

Lesson plan.
Lyndon B. Johnson vs Barry Goldwater — Lyndon Johnson won the largest popular vote landslide in US history, carrying 61% against conservative Senator Barry Goldwater. Johnson benefited from Kennedy's assassination, national mourning, and his own Great Society agenda. Goldwater's willingness to use nuclear weapons and his opposition to the Civil Rights Act alarmed many voters. The famous 'Daisy' TV ad implied Goldwater might start a nuclear war. Johnson's landslide gave him a massive Congressional majority to pass Medicare, the Voting Rights Act, and Great Society programs.
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Contents of each grade band’s packet
BandReadingVocabularyQuestionsDiscussionAlso
K-2452 words4 terms31 promptimage, answer key
3-51357 words5 terms41 promptanswer key
6-81026 words7 terms62 promptsprimary source, answer key
9-12766 words7 terms72 promptsprimary source, answer key
AP547 words9 terms81 promptprimary source, second source, long essay, answer key
Primary sources quoted
  • Acceptance Speech for Republican Presidential Nomination
    Barry Goldwater, July 16, 1964 · 6-8, 9-12, AP
    Goldwater, "Acceptance Speech for Republican Presidential Nomination" (San Francisco, July 16, 1964). Fair use under 17 USC §107 — educational excerpt of public political speech, ≤150 words.
  • "A Time for Choosing" Speech
    Ronald Reagan, October 27, 1964 · AP
    Reagan, "A Time for Choosing" (NBC television broadcast, October 27, 1964). Public domain.
Quick quiz

Five questions on 1964

Every answer here is read off the 1964 returns — the same rows the packets below are built from.

  1. Who won the 1964 presidential election?

    • ALyndon B. Johnson
    • BBarry Goldwater
    • CJohn F. Kennedy
    • DRichard Nixon

  2. Which party did the winner of the 1964 election represent?

    • AProgressive
    • BRepublican
    • CDemocratic
    • DLiberal Republican

  3. How many electoral votes did Lyndon B. Johnson win in 1964?

    • A303
    • B270
    • C52
    • D486

  4. Which of these states did Lyndon B. Johnson carry in 1964?

    • AMissouri
    • BMississippi
    • CAlabama
    • DArizona

  5. Which era of American politics does the 1964 election belong to?

    • AGilded Age
    • BSecond Party System
    • CNew Deal Coalition
    • DEra of Good Feelings

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