Topic: Lyndon B. Johnson and the “Great Society” Do Now: What do you think the role of the government should be in our economy? What should the government’s role be toward the poor? The elderly? Explain your reasoning

President LBJ Previously Senator from Texas & “New Dealer” Southern liberal “master of the senate” Became Pres. Upon Kennedy’s death Passes Civil Rights legislation & Affirmative Action Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Southerners begin to question their loyalty to the Democrats (race, “big government”) Wants to create a “war on poverty” Inspired by Harrington’s The Other America

The Great Society: “The War on Poverty” Appalachia Program Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Medicare Medicaid Education funding (Project Head Start) Welfare programs “entitlement” debate Did it work?

Johnson and the Liberal Warren Court Chief Justice Earl Warren (1953-1969) Brown v. Board of Ed (1954) “Judicial Activism” of the 1960s Griswold v. Connecticut States not allowed to ban contraceptives Gideon v. Wainwright All defendants are entitled to legal counsel Escobedo & Miranda Cases Rights of those arrested Engel v. Vitale Prohibited “required” prayer in schools

Conclusion How would you rate the success of LBJ’s Great Society? Use specific examples to justify your position.