IMPACT OF POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS 1.WARREN COURT 2.MIRANDA DECISION 3. ASSASSINATIONS: JOHN F. KENNEDY MARTIN L. KING ROBERT KENNEDY DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION 5. JOHNSON’S: GREAT SOCIETY

WARREN COURT: 1950s- 1960s Supreme Court was headed by Earl Warren Known for issuing famous landmark decisions: Brown v Board of Education overturned Plessy v Ferguson Right to privacy and free speech: students can wear arm bands as anti-war statement on school grounds All states must obey Supreme Court decisions MIRANDA v Arizona: police must inform suspects of their constitutional rights at time of arrest : Ernesto Miranda was convicted after signing a confession. Never told that he had right to remain silent or right to an attorney CHIEF JUSTICE EARL WARREN Known for issuing landmark decisions

John F. Kennedy assassinated in Dallas, TX Nov 1963: Demonstrated power of US government- it would live on although a president was killed Death gave new president Lyndon Johnson the political capital to get Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed

MARTIN LUTHER KING April 1968––The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. caused riots in over 100 cities across America, despite pleas for calmness from such prominent leaders as Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who was then running for president. One week after King’s death, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which prevented discrimination in housing.

ROBERT F. KENNEDY June 1968–– The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, following soon after King’s assassination, disheartened many people who shared Kennedy’s desires for social reform and opposition to the Vietnam War. He was running for president and was killed on the same night he won the California and South Dakota presidential primaries.

JANUARY – TET OFFENSIVE –Viet Cong (Communists) attacked: 100 South Vietnamese towns, 12 American air bases, US embassy in S. Vietnam APRIL- ASSASSINATION OF MARTIN L. KING –Riots in over 100 cities JUNE- ASSASSINATION OF ROBERT KENNEDY –Further disheartened Americans AUGUST- DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION RIOTS –Police armed with clubs and tear gas violently beat antiwar protesters on live TV. –Herbert Humphrey nominated as Democrat/ Nixon as Republican 1968

August 1968––The Democratic National Convention Chicago is remembered as a scene where police armed with clubs and tear gas violently beat antiwar protesters on live TV. Many Americans started wondering if the American form of government could tolerate dissent. “Chicago Seven” name given to the people who were arrested and tried

GREAT SOCIETY “WAR ON POVERTY” CAMPAIGN During a 1964 speech, President Johnson summed up his vision for America in the phrase “the GREAT SOCIETY.” give all Americans a better standard of living and greater opportunities regardless of their background. The MEDICARE/ MEDICAID program is an important legacy of the Great Society: improve elementary and secondary education protect the environment reform immigration policies.