2. Help people to turn their lives around Make a difference in people’s lives VISTA = Volunteers in Service to America

3. When in Congress…. Passed Civil Rights Act of 1957 A voting rights measure was the first Civil Rights legislation since Reconstruction

5. Cut deficit by reducing taxes Civil Rights Act of 1964 –Prohibited discrimination on race, religion, natural origin, sex

6. Economic Opportunity Act (1964) –Job corps youth training program –VISTA –Project Head Start – education program for underprivileged preschoolers –Encourage people to join in public works programs

8. Major Reason Johnson wins is because of Goldwater’s call for the use of nuclear weapons against Cuba and Vietnam

10. End poverty and racial injustice Equal opportunity Richer quality of life for all

11. EDUCATION: –Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 –1 billion in federal aid to help public and parochial schools

12. HEALTHCARE: –Medicare – hospital insurance and low- cost medical insurance for almost all Americans over 65 –Medicaid – health insurance for welfare recipients

13. HOUSING: –Established Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) –Robert Weaver – first African-American Cabinet member

14. IMMIGRATION: –Immigration Act of 1965 –Opened door for many non- European immigrants