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Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society

HEALTH CARE REFORM

Medicaid

basic medical services fro the poor and disabled

Medicare

Medical care for people over the age of 65

CIVIL RIGHTS

Immigration Act of 1965

120,000 immigrants came from the West

170,00 immigrants came from the East

altered American's quota system

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Sent federal officials to the Southern states to be sure blacks were being allowed to register to vote

Ended use of voter literacy tests for voter registration

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Ended discrimination and segregation in public places

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSUMER REFORM

Water Quality Act & Clean Water Restoration Act

aimed at improving water and air standards

National Traffic & Motor Vehicle Safety Act

established safety standards for automotive vehicles

EDUCATION REFORM

Elementary and Secondary Education Act

aid schools in poorer communities

National Foundation of the Arts and Humanities

congress also provided artists and scholars with assiatance

Higher Education Act

congress giving finds to people to gain a way into college especially for those who can't afford it

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

to promote and help support public broadcasting; radio and television

Head Start

Bipartisan support

funds provided for play groups, day care, and activities designed to help underprivileged children

THE WAR ON POVERTY

Economic Opportunity Act of 1964

created job corps and Vista to get America out of poverty

VISTA

patterned after Peace Corp

"Volunteers In Service to Americans"

established volunteers in service to America

Job Corps

train young men and women between the ages 16-21 in work skills to get out of poverty and conquer new jobs

Department of Housing and Urban Development

helps set up plans for housing and development to make affordable housing for the poor in America

THE TAX CUT

used deficit spending to resolve the rescission

we pull out of the recession

originally Kennedy's idea

tax bill for dramatic cuts fro middle class

EFFECTS OF THE GREAT SOCIETY

Domestic legislation

continue Kennedy's Legacy

war on poverty