50 need answer fast! the graph below shows the number of people in poverty and the poverty rate in the united states from 1959 to 2009: the trend in the graph provides evidence of which of the following? the increased support for government intervention in u. s. businesses the decline in u. s. citizens attending higher education institutions the failure of great society programs to achieve their goals the lack of skilled workers living in the united states

The correct answer is C) the failure of Great Society programs to achieve their goals.

The trend in the graph provides evidence of the failure of Great Society programs to achieve their goals.

The poverty numbers are still increasing in the United States. This graph shows the increasing tendency from 1959 to 2009, according to the United States Census Bureau. The number of people and the poverty rate are still increasing despite programs that the U.S. government has implemented along the years. Franklin D. Roosevelt tried to implement a series of programs to help the citizens after the Great Depression. Lyndon B. Jhonson has his series of programs too. But the reality shows evidence of the failure of Great Society programs to achieve their goals.

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