1. SSUSH 23

2. Civil Rights Act of 1964 Gave President the Power to Enforce the Law MilitaryNational Guard Prohibited discrimination in Employment and Education JobsSchools Prohibited Segregation in Public Accommodations HotelsRestaurants

3. Voting Rights Act of 1965 Suspend Literacy Test for voter registration Results in huge increased in African American voter registration Send federal officials to register voters Results in increased number of African American Candidates

4. SSUSH 23a Describe the Warren Court and the expansion of individual rights as seen in the Miranda decision.

5. Miranda v. Arizona Earl Warren – Chief Justice 1966 Ernesto Miranda arrested and interrogated w/o lawyer present. Confessed to Kidnapping and Rape The Court held that Miranda’s 5 th amendment protection against self incrimination and his 6 th amendment right to counsel had been violated. Police officers must read to people arrested prior to questioning. “You have the right to remain silent…”

6. Miranda v. Arizona Expanded the Rights of Individuals

7. SSUSH 23b Describe the political impact of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy; include the impact on civil rights legislation.

8. JFK Assassination - Impact Helped President Lyndon Johnson push through civil rights legislation Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964.

9. SSUSH 23c Explain Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society; include the establishment of Medicare.

10. Lyndon Baines Johnson Great Society Program

11. LBJ's Great Society Head Start (1965) Provided poor, disabled, and minority kids with extra academic assistance through pre-school in order to ensure educational success. Job Corps (1966) Provided training for poor, minority inner-city youth in order to cultivate job skills. Medicare (1965) Extended Social Security benefits by providing health insurance for the elderly. Medicaid (1966) Provides health insurance for the poor and disabled. VISTA (1966) Volunteers In Service To America; Organized youth volunteers to work in economically depressed areas.

12. SSUSH 23d Describe the social and political turmoil of 1968, include the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, and the events surrounding the Democratic National Convention.

13. 1968 Social and Political Turmoil. Defining Moment in the Modern Era of U.S. History. Tet Offensive Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination of Robert F. KennedyRiots at the Democratic National Convention

14. MLK, Jr. Assassination Caused riots in over 100 cities across U.S. One Week after death, Congress passes Civil Rights Act of 1968 Prevented discrimination in housing.

15. RFK Assassination Kennedy desired social reforms such as Civil Rights. Opposed Vietnam War. Running for President when Killed. Disheartened many people that wanted civil Rights and an end to Vietnam war.

16. Democratic National Convention Police armed with clubs and tear gas violently beat antiwar protesters. Live on Television.