The Great Society Chapter 20 Sec 3

I. LBJ’s Path to Power A. A Master Politician A. A Master Politician 1. Lyndon Baines Johnson became President after JKF was assassinated. 1. Lyndon Baines Johnson became President after JKF was assassinated. 2. Became Senate Majority in 1955 and was instrumental in getting Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of Became Senate Majority in 1955 and was instrumental in getting Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of Helped Kennedy win many key southern states during the election of 1960 due to his Texas background. 3. Helped Kennedy win many key southern states during the election of 1960 due to his Texas background.

II. Johnson’s Domestic Agenda A. A War on Poverty A. A War on Poverty 1. Economic Opportunity Act. 1. Economic Opportunity Act. 1. Job Corps Youth Training Program 1. Job Corps Youth Training Program 2. Vista (Volunteers in Service to America) 2. Vista (Volunteers in Service to America) 3. Project Head Start- an education program for underprivileged preschoolers. 3. Project Head Start- an education program for underprivileged preschoolers. 4. Community Action Program, encouraged poor people to participate in public-works programs. 4. Community Action Program, encouraged poor people to participate in public-works programs.

B Election B Election 1. LBJ won in a landslide over Barry Goldwater, a senator from Arizona. 1. LBJ won in a landslide over Barry Goldwater, a senator from Arizona. 2. Goldwater believed the government had no business trying to right social and economic wrongs. 2. Goldwater believed the government had no business trying to right social and economic wrongs. 3. Goldwater suggested he might use nuclear weapons in Cuba and Vietnam. 3. Goldwater suggested he might use nuclear weapons in Cuba and Vietnam.

III. Building the Great Society A. The Great Society A. The Great Society 1. LBJ’s “Great Society” was a legislative program that would end poverty and racial injustice. 1. LBJ’s “Great Society” was a legislative program that would end poverty and racial injustice. 2. Would create a higher standard of living and equal opportunity. 2. Would create a higher standard of living and equal opportunity. 3. Promote a richer quality of life. 3. Promote a richer quality of life.

“The Great Society is a place where every child can find knowledge to enrich his mind and to enlarge his talents. It is a place where leisure is a welcome chance to build and reflect, not a feared cause of boredom and restlessness. It is a place where the city of man serves not only the needs of the body and the demands of commerce but the desire for beauty and the hunger for community. It is a place where man can renew contact with nature. It is a place which honors creation for its own sake and for what it adds to the understanding of race “The Great Society is a place where every child can find knowledge to enrich his mind and to enlarge his talents. It is a place where leisure is a welcome chance to build and reflect, not a feared cause of boredom and restlessness. It is a place where the city of man serves not only the needs of the body and the demands of commerce but the desire for beauty and the hunger for community. It is a place where man can renew contact with nature. It is a place which honors creation for its own sake and for what it adds to the understanding of race “The Great Society,” May 22, 1964 “The Great Society,” May 22, 1964

B. Education B. Education 1. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 provided more than $1 billion in aid to help public and parochial schools to purchase textbooks and new library materials. 1. The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 provided more than $1 billion in aid to help public and parochial schools to purchase textbooks and new library materials.

C. Healthcare C. Healthcare 1. Medicare was established to provide hospital insurance and low cost medical insurance for almost every American 65 and older. 1. Medicare was established to provide hospital insurance and low cost medical insurance for almost every American 65 and older. 2. Medicaid extended health insurance to welfare recipients. 2. Medicaid extended health insurance to welfare recipients.

D. Housing D. Housing 1. Developed Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help families pay for better private housing and appropriated money to buidl some 240,000 units of low rent public housing. 1. Developed Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help families pay for better private housing and appropriated money to buidl some 240,000 units of low rent public housing.

E. Immigration E. Immigration 1. Immigration Act of 1965 ended quotas based on nationality which allowed more people to come to the U.S. 1. Immigration Act of 1965 ended quotas based on nationality which allowed more people to come to the U.S.

F. The Environment F. The Environment 1. The Quality Water Act of 1965 required states to clean up their rivers. 1. The Quality Water Act of 1965 required states to clean up their rivers.

G. Consumer Protection G. Consumer Protection 1. Pass safety laws 1. Pass safety laws 2. Truthful labels 2. Truthful labels 3. Car Companies to improve car safety. (Ralph Nader) 3. Car Companies to improve car safety. (Ralph Nader) 4. Wholesome Meat Act of Wholesome Meat Act of 1967.

IV. Reforms of the Warren Court A. Warren Court A. Warren Court 1. Supreme Court took an activist stance on issues under Earl Warren. 1. Supreme Court took an activist stance on issues under Earl Warren. 2. Banned prayer in public schools. 2. Banned prayer in public schools. 3. State loyalty oaths unconstitutional. 3. State loyalty oaths unconstitutional. 4. Limited the power to censor books and films and allowed anti war protests. 4. Limited the power to censor books and films and allowed anti war protests.

5. Addressed the issue of reapportionment or the way states redrew election districts based on the changing number of people. 5. Addressed the issue of reapportionment or the way states redrew election districts based on the changing number of people. 6. Power moved from rural to urban areas. 6. Power moved from rural to urban areas. 7. Ruled segregation in schools to be unconstitutional. 7. Ruled segregation in schools to be unconstitutional.

B. Famous Cases B. Famous Cases 1. Mapp v Ohio ruled that evidence seized illegally could not be used in court. 1. Mapp v Ohio ruled that evidence seized illegally could not be used in court. 2. Gideon v Wainwright ruled that people were entitled to free counsel. 2. Gideon v Wainwright ruled that people were entitled to free counsel. 3. Escobedo v Illinois ruled that a lawyer could be present during questioning. 3. Escobedo v Illinois ruled that a lawyer could be present during questioning. 4. Miranda v Arizona ruled that all suspects must be read their rights before questioning. 4. Miranda v Arizona ruled that all suspects must be read their rights before questioning.

V. Impact of the Great Society A. Change in the U.S. A. Change in the U.S. 1. The war on poverty dropped the poor rate from 21% to 11%. 1. The war on poverty dropped the poor rate from 21% to 11%. 2. Massive tax cuts spurred the economy, but the budget deficit continued to rise. 2. Massive tax cuts spurred the economy, but the budget deficit continued to rise. 3. The growing problem of Vietnam began to grip the U.S. and focus was taken away from domestic issues. 3. The growing problem of Vietnam began to grip the U.S. and focus was taken away from domestic issues.