1. LBJ
-Lyndon Baines Johnson
-became follower of FDR
-helped pass Civil Rights Act of 1957
-Johnson encouraged the nation to move past the assassination of JFK
-sent Congress a program to fix the nation’s problems

2. LBJ
-Lyndon Baines Johnson
-became follower of FDR
-helped pass Civil Rights Act of 1957
-Johnson encouraged the nation to move past the assassination
-sent Congress a program to fix the nation’s problems

3. LBJ’s Agenda
-large tax reductions
-Civil Rights Act of 1964
banned discrimination
-Unconditional War on Poverty
1964 State of the Union
Head Start – helped underprivileged kids start school early (pre-k) for free
Jobs Corps – helped young people (16-21) acquire job skills
VISTA – domestic peace corp to fight poverty

4. Great Society
-creating a higher Standard of living and providing equal opportunity were objectives of Great Society
Over 60 programs passed
-Secondary Education Act – gave $ to schools for materials and programs
-Medicare – health ins. For elderly and young with disabilities
-Medicaid – health ins. For low income families
-HUD – (Housing and Urban Development Act) easier to get public housing

5. Government Protection
-Immigration Act 1965
-Department of Transportation
-environmental protection
Rachel Carson
“Silent Spring”
Water Quality & Clean Air Act
-consumer protection
Ralph Nader
-Fair Packaging and Labeling Act

6. Government Protection
-Immigration Act 1965
-Department of Transportation
-environmental protection
Rachel Carson
“Silent Spring”
Water Quality & Clean Air Act
-consumer protection
Ralph Nader
-Fair Packaging and Labeling Act

7. Warren Court
-Chief Justice Earl Warren led the Supreme Court on an activist stance
Court began to interpret rights in a broader fashion
-Brown v. Board, 1954
-Mapp v. Ohio, 1961
-Gideon v. Wainwright, 1963
-Miranda v. Arizona, 1966

8. Impact of the Great Society
-Too much federal gov influence in peoples lives?
- Too many programs and they don’t always work?
-poor citizens expect handouts and do nothing on their own to improve their lives?
-programs cost too much $ (deficit spending)
-conservative backlash
- Who’s lives were improved?