Johnson’s Great Society Act or Program Major Provisions Ideals

1. Johnson’s Great Society Act or Program Major Provisions Ideals Banned discrimination in voting, public accommodations and facilities. Prohibited discriminatory practices in voter registration. Banned racial discrimination in the sale and renting of most housing. Ended poll taxes in federal election. Provided medical care for the aged under Social Security. Began a joint federal and state program to pay medical bills for low-income families and persons Civil Rights Act, 1964 Voting Rights Act, 1965 Civil Rights Act, 1968 (Fair Housing Act) Twenty-Fourth Amendment Medicare Medicaid Eliminate racial injustice Eliminate poverty, share the abundance, overcome disease

2. Johnson’s Great Society Act or Program Major Provisions Ideals Eliminate poverty, share the abundance, revitalize cities. Permit a life of freedom, eliminate injustice Revitalize cities End ignorance, permit life of freedom Several programs: Job Corps, Neighborhood Youth Corps, VISTA, Project Head Start, Operation Upward Bound, College Work Study Ended national origins quota system: admitted immigrants n basis of family relationships and national needs. Created new Cabinet-level agency to administer public housing programs. Reorganized administration of transportation services under Cabinet-level agency. Granted funds directly to public schools: provided instructional materials for public, private, parochial students. Continued grants for college construction and student loans. War on Poverty (Economic Opportunity Act) Immigration Act, 1965 Department of Housing & Urban Development Department of Transportation Elementary & Secondary Education Act, 1965 Higher Education Act, 1965