1. 28-3: The Great Society (Name given to Johnson’s domestic program)

2. 1. Tax-cut bill of 1964 Economic growth An increase in consumer spending, business investments, and tax revenue A reduction in Federal budget deficits In February 1964, LBJ shepherded another Kennedy plan through Congress: a $10 billion tax cut. This policy was largely a success. Over the next several quarters, consumer spending rose $45 billion, the GNP soared, and the federal government actually increased its revenue. As a result, most top policy makers accepted the tenets of Keynesian economics.

3. 2. Civil Rights Act of 1964 Prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender. Granted the federal government new powers of enforcement

4. 3. Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 Funded youth programs, antipoverty measures, small business loans, and job training. Created the Job Corp, the VISTA volunteer program, Project Head Start and the Community Action Program

5. 4. Elementary and Secondary Education Act Provided federal aid to help public and parochial schools purchase textbooks, and library material. Provided federal aid for special education classes

6. 5. Medicare Provided hospital and low-cost medical insurance to most Americans age 65 years or older

7. 6. Medicaid Extended health insurance to welfare recipients

8. 7. Immigration Act of 1965 Replaced the National Origins system with a new immigration quota system that allowed more non-European immigrants to settle in the U.S. A Harris poll in March of 1965 asked 1,110 respondents the following question: President Johnson has proposed that the immigration laws of this country be changed to allow more people into the U.S. as immigrants. From what you know or have heard, do you favor or oppose letting more people come to the U.S. as immigrants?

9. B. Court Cases and Results: 1. Brown v. Board of Education Ruled that school segregation is unconstitutional Thurgood Marshall argued the Brown Case

10. B. Court Cases and Results: 2. Baker v. Carr Established the principle of “one person, -one vote” Asserted that federal courts had the right to tell states to reapportion their voting districts for more equal representation

11. B. Court Cases and Results: 3. Mapp v. Ohio The “Exclusionary Rule”: Evidence seized illegally can not be used in state courts

12. B. Court Cases and Results: 4. Gideon v. Wainright Required criminal courts to provide legal council to those who can not afford it

13. B. Court Cases and Results: 5. Escobedo v. Illinois Ruled that an accused person has the right to have a lawyer present during questioning by police

14. B. Court Cases and Results: 6. Miranda v. Arizona Ruled that all suspects must be “read their rights” before questioning = established Miranda Rights