How did Roosevelt, Kennedy, and Johnson use their presidential powers to address poverty and economic hardships in America? A) They established charities and private foundations to give direct aid to those that were unemployed.

B) They focused their efforts primarily on passing anti-trust acts to break up large monopolies.

C) Roosevelt addressed racial inequality by passing the 15th Amendment which led to Johnson and Kennedy both passing Civil Rights Acts eliminating Jim Crow laws in the south.

D) They promoted government policies that created social and welfare programs through their New Deal, New Frontier, and Great Society agendas.