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The Great Society

The Great Society. President Johnson and his Great Society. 3-Level Questions for analysis:. Fact Based Questions. Analysis/Inference Questions. Essential Questions. John F. Kennedy—November 22, 1963. Lyndon B. Johnson  Sworn in Nov. 22, 1963. President Johnson.

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The Great Society

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  1. The Great Society President Johnson and his Great Society

  2. 3-Level Questions for analysis:

  3. Fact Based Questions

  4. Analysis/Inference Questions

  5. Essential Questions

  6. John F. Kennedy—November 22, 1963

  7. Lyndon B. Johnson Sworn in Nov. 22, 1963

  8. President Johnson • “All I have I would have given gladly not to be standing here today...”-LBJ, 5 days after JFK’s death while addressing the Congress • Urged Congress to pass JFK’s bills • Tax cuts • Civil rights

  9. President Johnson • Feb. 1964: passed tax reduction of over $10 billion • Spurred economic growth • July, 1964: passed Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and sex and grated federal government new power to enforce it • Thing about when you’re applying for a job

  10. War on Poverty • 1964: Unconditional war on poverty in America • Aug 1964: Congress passed Economic Opportunity Act (EOA) • Nearly 1 billion for youth programs, antipoverty measures, small-business loans, and job training.

  11. Election of 1964 • LBJ’s Republic Opponent wanted: • Less government intervention in economic and social issues • Wanted to make social security optional • **Scared the American public by wanting drop atomic bombs on Cuba and North Vietnam**

  12. Election of 1964

  13. Election of 1964 • Who do you think won?

  14. The Great Society • The Great Society = legislative program that would end poverty and racial injustice. • Education—The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 • $1 billion for textbooks and library materials • Health Care • Medicare (elderly health care) and Medicade (welfare healthcare) • Housing • Low income housing establishments • Immigration—Immigration Act of 1965 • Reopened doors for immigration for many non-European immigrants NO NATIONALITIY QUATAS

  15. The Warren Court—What’s so cool about these old guys?

  16. The Warren Court—What’s so cool about these old guys? • Refers to the Supreme Court between 1953 and 1969 • Earl Warren=Chief Justice

  17. Norman Rockwell’s depiction of desegregation in Little Rock Arkansas

  18. School Integration  Little Rock Arkansas

  19. School Integration  Little Rock Arkansas

  20. “Little Rock Nine” • http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement/videos/little-rock-nine-rev

  21. The Warren Court • Brown V Board of Education • 1954 landmark case desegregating schools in the south • Banned state-sanctioned prayer in school • Declared state loyalty oaths unconstitutional • Limited power of communities in censorship • Students could wear black armbands to protest war • Mapp v. Ohio • Evidence taken illegally is not usable in court • Gideon v. Wainwright • Free lawyers for criminals who cannot afford them • Miranda v. Arizona • Miranda Rights “You have the right to remain silent...”

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