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
