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2 & 3 Kennedy& Johnsons Domestic Policy How did Johnsons Great Society programs change life for most Americans?
Evaluate
Assess

Kennedys domestic policies.

the impact of the Kennedy assassination. Evaluate Johnsons policies up to his victory in the 1964 presidential election.
Analyze

Johnsons goals and actions as seen in his Great Society programs.

Assess

Society.

the achievements of the Great

New Frontier Pres. Kennedys proposals to resolve economic, educational, health care, & civil rights issues & to explore space Equal Pay Act 1963 law that required both men&women to receive equal pay for equal work deficit spending practice of a nation paying out more money than it is receiving in revenues

In July, 1969 an American flag flew on the moon.

In November, 1963, while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas, President Kennedy was assassinated.

Warren Commission the official govt. commission that investigated the assassination of Pres. Kennedy
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After VP Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as President, he worked for the same goals Kennedy had championed. Johnson was a seasoned politician who built consensus in Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964:outlawed discrimination

in public places & employment based on race, religion, or national origin

War on Poverty Pres. Johnsons programs aimed at aiding the countrys poor through education, job training, health care, & nutrition

Pres. Johnson convinced Congress to pass a big tax cut for the middle class.

As part of the War on Poverty, the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964

Created the Job Corps to train young people in work skills

Established Volunteers in Service to America, or VISTA, to send volunteers into poor American communities Formed the Head Start program to fund preschool programs

In the 1964 presidential election, President Johnson defeated Barry Goldwater in a landslide.

Johnson used his popularity to call for a Great Society that would end poverty and racial injustice and provide opportunity for every child.

Johnsons Great Society

Created Medicare and Medicaid Provided funds to impoverished school districts

Passed legislation to improve air and water quality

Passed the Immigration & Nationality Act of 1965 to lift immigration quotas

Created the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities

Medicare a federal program that provided basic hospital insurance for Americans aged 65+
Medicaid a federal program that provided basic medical services to poor & disabled Americans

During Johnsons presidency, the Supreme Court decided many cases involving controversial social, political, & religious issues. Called the Warren Court after Chief Justice Earl Warren, the Supreme Court supported civil rights, civil liberties, voting rights, & personal privacy. Voters rights: 1 man, 1 vote principle Rights of the accused To have a lawyer present To have a court-appointed lawyer, To be told about rights Prayer in school

The Warren Court ruled on many significant issues.

Voters rights: one man, one vote principle Rights of the accused To have a lawyer present To have a court-appointed lawyer To be told about rights Prayer in school

21.2 vocab
New

Frontier Pres Kennedys proposals to resolve economic, educational, health care, and civil rights issues and to explore space
Equal deficit

Pay Act 1963 law that required both men and women to receive equal pay for equal work spending practice of a nation paying out more money than it is receiving in revenues

space race the competition between the Soviet Union & USA to develop technology to land on the moon Warren Commission the official govt commission that investigated the assassination of Pres. Kennedy 21.3
Lyndon Civil War

B. Johnson became President after Kennedys assassination

Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination in public places and employment based on race, religion, or national origin on Poverty President Johnsons programs aimed at aiding the countrys poor through education, job training, health care, and nutrition
Economic

Opportunity Act 1964 law creating antipoverty programs

Great Society President Johnsons goals in the areas of health care, education, the environment, discrimination, and poverty Medicare a federal program that provided basic hospital insurance for Americans aged 65 and older Medicaid a federal program that provided basic medical services to poor and disabled Americans Immigration & Nationality Act of 1965 changed Americas immigration quota system Warren Court Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren whose decisions supported civil rights