1. AP US History
Segment 2 Week 11

2. Objectives This Week 8.04 Civil Rights for All
8.05 The Great Society Writing
8.06 Crisis of Confidence

7. 8.05 The Great Society
Short answer questions (1) War on Poverty or (2) Warren Court
For (1) remember the time period of the Great Society Programs and what interrupted the programs

8. 6.05 The Great Society The Other America, 1962
40 million Americans, 20% lived below the poverty lines
LBJ believed the New Deal did not address the root causes of poverty
Education and employment programs- “War on Poverty”

10. The Warren Court
Many decisions had the effect of creating social change
Liberal rulings
Brown v Board of Education-ended segregation in schools
Miranda v Arizona- police have to read you your rights
Harper v Virginia State Board of Elections- poll taxes unconstitutional in state elections (24th amendment banned poll taxes in federal elections)
Robinson v Florida-reversed the sentences of blacks and whites who had been refused service at Florida restaurants and arrested for not leaving
Loving v Virginia- banned laws barring whites and non-whites from marrying
Engle v Vitole- Prayers and Bible readings in public schools violated 1st Amendment
Right to Privacy- Griswold v Connecticut (Overturned state law banning contraceptives) Roe v Wade (Right to an abortion)

11. 8.6 Crisis of Confidence Quiz
Make sure you understand the following topics:
Environmental Protection Agency
Vietnam War affected the Great Society
Consumer Prices Increased (inflation)
Conservative backlash against social unrest
War Powers Act in 1973
Decline in public trust of the government
Reverse discrimination and University of California v Bakke
Vietnam War and Protests
Equal Rights Amendment
Sun Belt and Conservatism

12. Any Questions?
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