Chapter 20: The New Frontier and Great Society Section 3: The Great Society

California Academic Standards: 11.10.6 11.10 Students analyze the development of federal civil rights and voting rights. .6 Analyze the passage and effects of civil rights and voting rights legislation (e.g., 1964 Civil Rights Act, Voting Rights Act of 1965) and the Twenty-Fourth Amendment, with an emphasis on equality of access to education and to the political process.

Objectives: Following lecture and reading of this section, students will be able to: Describe Johnson’s path to the White House Explain Johnson’s domestic agenda Summarize the goals of Johnson’s Great Society Identify the reforms of the Warren Court Evaluate the impact of Great Society programs

How did LBJ come to power? LBJ is now the President and devises a plan called the great society Johnson’s ambitions for the great society were two fold: (1) he wanted programs that could turn people’s lives around and (2) he wanted those people to go on and make a difference in the lives of others How did LBJ come to power? Johnson imitates FDR’s leadership style, after FDR took LBJ under his wing when

What was Johnson’s domestic agenda? he first served in congress in 1937 Johnson proves himself to be a master of party politics as he rose through the ranks of the political ladder Johnson’s legislative skill and Southern Protestant background win him a slot on the Kennedy ticket JFK realized the differences between himself and LBJ could help him carry southern states What was Johnson’s domestic agenda?

Johnson pushes through Kennedy’s civil rights and tax-cut bills resulting in: The Civil Rights Act of 1964- prohibiting discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender Tax cuts resulted in the lowering of the national debt by $2 billion because people spent more money and thus companies had more money to be taxed Johnson presses ahead with his own agenda- a war on poverty

What were the goals of Johnson’s Great Society? He introduced and passed the Economic Opportunity Act which gave money for youth programs (VISTA and Job Corps), small business loans, and antipoverty measures Capitalizing on the public’s liberal bent, Johnson wins a landslide victory in 1964 over Barry Goldwater, a radical republican that wanted to use nucs on Cuba and North Vietnam What were the goals of Johnson’s Great Society?

Johnson presents his legislative program, which he calls the Great Society The Great Society demands an end to poverty and racial injustice and has a rich quality of life with education and service to community Great Society programs bring about change in: Education (the key to unlocking the great society), Social security (by establishing medicare and medicaid) [Medicare-provided hospital insurance and

low cost medical insurance to everyone over 65] & [Medicaid- extended health insurance to welfare recipients], Housing, (HUD) new federal Department of Housing and Urban Development Robert Weaver, the first African American Cabinet member in history was appointed as secretary of HUD Immigration- Immigration Act of 1965 allowed more immigrants from outside of Western Europe The Great Society also seeks to protect the

What were the reforms of the Warren Court? environment (the effects of pesticides and water quality) and consumers with truth in packaging laws car safety and Meat What were the reforms of the Warren Court? The Supreme Court reflects the wave of liberal reform that characterizes the Great Society banning prayer in public school and limiting community censorship opening up free speech The Warren Court affects political representation in the United States by

addressing the issue of reapportionment- the way in which states redraw election districts based on the changing number of people in them The Warren Court expands the rights of people accused of crimes 1961 Mapp v. Ohio- evidence seized illegally could not be used in court (exclusionary rule) 1963 Gideon v. Wainwright-free legal counsel to those who can not afford it 1964 Escobedo v. Illinois- accussed has right to lawyer representation during

questioning 1966 Miranda v. Arizona- Miranda rights must be read before question Right to remain silent, anything said can be used in court, right to an attorney at anytime of interrogation, public defender provided, do you want to talk w/o lawyer Opponents believed the police were too limited in their abilities to try criminals The Republican party used the Warren Court throughout the 60s and 70s to

What were the impacts of the Great Society programs? claim democrats were soft on crime What were the impacts of the Great Society programs? Johnson extends the power of the federal government more than any president in the post World War II era The reforms made by the Great Society help create a new awareness of social problems Debates over the effectiveness of the Great Society programs result in a conservative backlash

Close After winning a landslide victory in the 1964 election, Johnson began pushing his ambitious Great Society programs through Congress. Johnson achieved real gains in civil rights , health care, and education. However, his grand vision for America would soon be distracted by the war in Vietnam.