2. + LBJ: New Federalism, Great Society, War on Poverty, Miranda vs. Arizona/Gideon vs. Wainwright Thursday, April 23 rd

3. + Independent Work Please take a paper titled The New Frontier and The Great Society Section 3. You need to answer all of the questions but you DO NOT need to answer the challenge activity.

4. + Learning Target & Closing Task Learning Target: We will introduce domestic policy in Modern America. Closing Task: I will explain Johnson’s “War on Poverty” and its impact on society.

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6. + Vocabulary 40. Great Society- the name given to President Johnson’s overall domestic social program 41. War on Poverty - cornerstone of Johnson’s Great Society designed to help American living “on the outskirts of hope” 42. New Federalism - U.S government plan, announced in 1969, to turn over the control of some federal programs to state and local governments and institute block grants, and revenue sharing.

7. + 1965 State of the Union https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=qfT03Ihtlds https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=qfT03Ihtlds

8. Became the president after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Served the remainder of JFK’s term from 1963-1964. Was a Democrat Served until 1968 He was President at the beginning of the Vietnam War. Lyndon B. Johnson

9. + Write four facts you learned about President Johnson in the section “Portfolio” Stop, Think & Write

10. + LBJ’s Domestic Policy: The Great Society War on Poverty

11. After winning office, Johnson declared a “War on Poverty.” He wanted to improve American society with a program he called the “Great Society.” It was designed to fight poverty, discrimination, unemployment, and pollution. Poverty in America

12. + LBJ was motivated to do something about poverty in America after reading the book: “The Other America” by Michael Harrington “The poor get sick more than anyone else in society….When they become sick, they are sick longer than any other group in society. Because they are sick more often and longer than anyone else, they lose wages and work, and find it difficult to hold a steady job. And because of this, they cannot pay for good housing, for a nutritious diet, for doctor.”

13. + Poverty in America Almost one-quarter of all American families were living below the poverty line. Technological advances in industry were also changing job requirements.

14. + Economic Opportunity Act The most radical attempt to aid the poor. VISTA: Volunteers in Service for America Volunteers working in poor communities Head Start – gave children from poor families a leg up on public education Job Corps – trained young people who lacked job skills.

15. + Healthcare Medicare: Government funded health care for the poor elderly. Medicaid: Government funded health care for the poor to help pay for medical care.

16. + Stop and Think Summarize three organizations LBJ started to help the needy. Draw a symbol of the difference between Medicare and Medicaid.

17. + Education Higher Education Act of 1965 Focused on scholarships for low – income students and low-interest loans. Set up National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support painters and artists (as the Federal Arts Project once did)

18. + Civil Rights The Civil Rights Act of 1964 – Rights based on discrimination in voting, employment, and public services. Voting Rights Act of 1965 Removed voting restrictions Immigration Act of 1965 – removed the national origins quotas that had been in place since the Immigration act of 1924 (limited certain races)

19. + The Results of The Great Society Critics of the Great Society - threw money at problems without producing results What would be another criticism of the Great Society programs?

20. + The Great Society Pyramid 1.Topic 2.2 words describing the main idea topic 3.3 words describing the organizations created 4.4 words describing Higher Education 5.5 words describing the Civil Rights Legislation 6.6 words describing the purpose of Great Society

21. + Learning Target & Closing Task Learning Target: We will introduce domestic policy in Modern America. Closing Task: I will explain Johnson’s “War on Poverty” and its impact on society.