* Poverty: poor people who do not have enough in order to live * 45 million people in poverty in America * Poverty Rate: The percentage of people that are in poverty 15%

* Poverty Level: * The amount of money that you need to not be in poverty.

* The last major depression in America. It lasted 8-10 years * 25% unemployment rate

* The only president to be elected FOUR times. * Amendment 22 (you cannot be elected president more than 2 times). * He was president during the great depression and during WWII

* Government programs that FDR implemented during the 1930s in order to help during the great depression. * If you needed a job the government would give you a temporary job

* Four major things: * 1. Food * 2. Shelter * 3. medical * 4. Education The government helps poor people

* A type of transfer payment. The money goes to help old people * When you are young you pay to take care of the elderly * At age 62 you can start drawing social security * At age 65 you can get full benefits

* Social Security is running out of money * Too many old people * (baby Boomers) * Need to cut back on amount of money they give people * Make the age limit Higher

* The president after Kennedy was assassinated. * Bad- President during most of Vietnam war * Good-Helped old, poor, and children Helped better education in America

* Johnsons government program that was designed to help people in America

* Free government health care for poor people * Comes from tax money * Implemented by Johnson

* Government health care for old people (65) * You don’t have to be poor * Transfer payment-comes right out of paycheck * Implemented by Johnson

* WWII