Question

nixon moved against policies he disliked by cutting funding. what policy did richard nixon try to cut?

taxes for people experiencing poverty
universal health care
head start
funding to black schools

Explanation:

Analyze Nixon's domestic policy actions

President Richard Nixon sought to scale back or dismantle several social programs established under Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society initiative, primarily by using impoundment to withhold or cut federal funding.

Evaluate the given options

• Taxes for people experiencing poverty: Nixon did not focus on cutting taxes specifically for low-income individuals as a primary target of funding cuts.
• Universal health care: Universal health care was not an established federal policy or program at the time.
• Head Start: Nixon targeted Great Society programs, including attempting to cut funding for Head Start and the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO).
• Funding to Black schools: Nixon's administration actually oversaw a significant phase of southern school desegregation and did not explicitly target funding cuts to Black schools as a policy goal.

Identify the correct choice

Among the options, Head Start is the prominent Great Society program that Nixon actively attempted to defund or dismantle.

Answer:

• (A) Taxes for people experiencing poverty
• (B) Universal health care
• (C) Head Start (Correct answer)
• (D) Funding to Black schools