LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON

 Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) drove through Congress the most ambitious domestic legislative package  The Great Society like the New Deal

 From Texas to Capitol Hill  LBJ entered politics (House of reps) 1937  Caught the eye of President Roosevelt  LBJ won senatorial race 1948

 The LBJ Treatment  Was a master of party politics  Behind the scene maneuvering  Rose to powerful senatorial position in 1955  Why was he a good VP choice-from the South (balance Democrat’s ticket) great amount of experience in Washington D.C.  Known for his skill at compromise

 Used Kennedy's memory to get civil rights and tax cut passed  February Congress passed 10 billion tax reduction bill  July passed Civil Rights Act – prohibited discrimination

 In 1964 LBJ declared an “unconditional war on poverty”  What were the provisions of the Equal Opportunity Act  Job Corps- provided job training to young people  Headstart-early education for lower income

 The Republicans nominated Barry Goldwater  What were some of his political beliefs?  End Social Security  State rights  Use nuclear weapons in Vietnam

 LBJ was more in tune with US voters  LBJ gets 486 electoral votes and 61% of popular vote  An easy landslide win for Democrats  What was the key aspect of this election  The infamous “Daisy Spot” commercial

 Johnson outlined his legislative program (Great Society)  Try to end poverty and racial injustice

 Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965  Provided more than 1 billion dollars in federal aid for textbooks and library materials  Define Medicare and Medicaid – medical care for the poor, medical care for the elderly

 LBJ began low rent housing projects  Established Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)  Who was Robert Weaver- Secretary of HUD- first African American in a president’s cabinet

 Immigration Act of 1965 opened for many non- Europeans to settle in US  Ended quotas based on nationality  Old policies too discriminatory

 Water Quality Act of requires states to clean up rivers

 Identify Ralph Nader- lawyer who fought for consumer rights- attacked the auto industry  Book- unsafe at any speed

 Waves of liberal reforms flowed through the Supreme Court in 1960s  Examples  Banned school prayer  Limited power of censorship  Allowed for more free speech

 Mapp V. Ohio  Gideon V. Wainright  Escobedo V. Illinois  Miranda V. Arizona  Exclusionary Rule-evidence obtained illegally must be excluded  Must have a lawyer at trial  Must have a lawyer present during questioning  Must be read your Constitutional rights when arrested

 The Great Society and Warren Court changed the United States  No president in the post-World War II era extended the power and reach of the federal government more than Lyndon Johnson  Funding for the Great Society became a concern, especially with the war in Vietnam expanding