2. The Sixties
The Great Society

3. Vocab list 35 P 372 CH 15 Consensus Economic opportunity Act ( 373)
All on P 374
Medicare
Medicaid
Higher Education Act
Project Head Start

4. Quick Review: Just Pay Attention
What we know about the Sixties so far…:
Filthy Stinkin’ Rich → Cars, Air Conditioning and Suburbia
Cold War Climax → We all almost died during Cuban missile Crisis
JFK - man who left quite the legacy (equal pay for women; people on the moon; $billions for Latin America) was assassinated :(
Who takes over after JFK? his VP:
Lyndon B Johnson

5. I. Lyndon Johnson’s Legacy:
1) on a Crusade against Poverty
Knew that a rich powerful government should try to help the 50 million in extreme poverty
Wanted to continue JFK’s aim to solve America’s inequality problems -->
2) How did he want to fight?
Created 60 programs between
Here are the most important ones:

6. II. Johnson’s Programs:
Called “THE GREAT SOCIETY” but think of it as the New Deal Part 3…
A) Education Act - $Millions of dollars for public schools
B) Higher Education Act - Scholarships & Work-study programs for low-income college students (this is called Affirmative Action).
C) Project Head Start - National pre-schools (4 years+)
D) Dept. of Urban Development - improves housing, transportation, health care in urban cities.
E) Water Quality & Clean Air act - make society cleaner
F) Fair packaging/Labeling - so we know what we are eating

8. Video on Great Society

9. III. MOST IMPORTANT:
1) Medicare - Health Insurance, primarily for the elderly.
Old & Sick = your health care is covered
Helps pay for doctor visits and medicine prescriptions
2) Medicaid - is health insurance for low income families.
You have to have a set level of income for the entire family
-This welfare program exists because children do not have a choice to be rich or poor, its a system for the kids.

10. How Healthcare works

11. IV. + SUPREMELY Active SUPREME Court
All under JUSTICE WARREN:
Gideon v Wainwright - Public Defenders for poor
NY Times v. Sullivan - Freedom of the Press
Loving v. Wainright - Can’t ban interracial marriage
Miranda v Arizona - must be told about right to remain silent
Griswold v. Connecticut - Can sell Birth Control Pills
Roe v Wade - ABORTION LEGAL!

12. V. Great Society’s Legacy:
Improved many lives
Proved that the government can help the disadvantaged
Supreme Court Showed its muscle!!
Paved the way for the CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT!!! (next class)

13. If Time-- Warren Court