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Johnson’s Great Society

Explore the impactful legislative successes of Johnson's Great Society, including the Civil Rights Act, Economic Opportunities Act, Voting Rights Act, Medicare Act, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Appalachian Development Act, Immigration Act, Higher Education Act, Demonstration Cities Act, and Civil Rights Act of 1968.

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Johnson’s Great Society

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  1. Johnson’s Great Society

  2. Johnson’s Great Society • Civil Rights Act (1964) • Provision: Banned discrimination in jobs, public hotels and restaurants, and voting • Impact: Marked the first legislative success of the Civil Rights Movement

  3. Johnson’s Great Society • Economic Opportunities Act (1964) • Funded a variety of “war on poverty” programs including the Job Corps, VISTA, HeadStart, Upward Bound, Neighborhood Youth Corps, and College Work Study • Solved few problems because the war in Vietnam required an increasingly large share of national budget

  4. Johnson’s Great Society • Voting Rights Act (1965) • Allowed for federal registering of voters and federal monitoring of elections and outlawed literacy tests • Strengthened earlier voting laws designed to guarantee voting rights for African-Americans

  5. Johnson’s Great Society • Medicare Act (1965) • Provided federal funding for medical care for the elderly under Social Security • Removed a major inequity in health care

  6. Johnson’s Great Society • Elementary and Secondary Education Act (1965) • Federal funds given to public schools and funds for instructional materials supplied to public, private, and parochial schools • Helped to increase educational opportunity, particularly for poorer areas

  7. Johnson’s Great Society • Appalachian Development Act (1965) • Supplied federal funds for a particularly depressed area • New roads, land improvement and health centers in the area

  8. Johnson’s Great Society • Immigration Act (1965) • Gave priority to keeping families together and promoting national needs • Eliminated discrimination based on national origin

  9. Johnson’s Great Society • Higher Education Act (1965) • Provided federal funding for student loans and college construction • Helped to make college education affordable for less affluent students

  10. Johnson’s Great Society • Demonstration Cities Act (1966) • Provided funds for rebuilding deteriorated urban areas • Aimed to inspire creativity in solving tough urban problems

  11. Johnson’s Great Society • Civil Rights Act (1968) • Banned racial discrimination in the sale and rental of housing • Helped to integrate some neighborhoods

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