History "Great Society"

8th period Test

“Great Society”

LBJ’s vision for America

His plan of action during his time as president focused on eliminating poverty and racial injustice, expanding education, healthcare, and civil rights. It aimed to create a more equitable society through various social programs and reforms.

Medicare/Medicaid

Medicare - provided hospital insurance and low-cost medical care to the elderly

Medicaid - provided health benefits to the poor.

Economic Opportunity Act

• Provided $1 billion in aid to the inner city

• Job Corps

• VISTA: Volunteers in Service to America

• Project Head Start: Helped underprivileged preschoolers

• Community Action Program: Encouraged poor to participate in public works

Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965

Gave money to build 240,000 units of low-rent public housing

First black cabinet member: Robert Weaver

Elementary and Secondary Education Act

• Provided $1 billion to help public schools and buy textbooks and library materials

• First major federal aid package for education ever

Head Start program

Helped underprivileged preschoolers get equal education

Warren Court

They made a lot of landmark decisions

Court led to reforms and change

Mapp v. Ohio: Illegally seized evidence could not be used in court

Escobedo v. Illinois: Accused has the right to have an attorney present when questioned by police

Miranda v. Arizona: Suspects must be read their rights before questioning

Brown v. Board of Education

Ruled segregated in public schools unconstitutional

Miranda v. Arizona

Suspects must be read their rights before questioning

Gideon v. Wainwright

Required criminal courts to provide free public attorney/defender

Mapp v. Ohio

Illegally seized evidence could not be used in court

Escobedo v. Illinois

Accused has the right to have an attorney present when questioned by police

Engel v. Vitale

The Supreme Court ruled that a short, voluntary prayer for recitation at the start of each school day in public schools in NY violates the “establishment of religion” clause of the First Amendment

SHORT ANSWER: The differences in American opinion toward President Johnson’s Great Society.

American opinion on President Johnson’s Great Society was deeply divided between supporting its ambitious civil rights and anti-poverty reforms and opposing its high costs and expansion of federal power. While liberals championed its social improvements, conservatives viewed it as an inefficient, overreaching "entitlement epidemic"

SHORT ANSWER: Some of the major decisions of the Warren Court, and how do they affect our lives today

The Warren Court (1953–1969) revolutionized American law by expanding civil rights, criminal defendant rights, and voting rights. Landmark rulings such as Brown v. Board of Education (segregation), Miranda v. Arizona (suspect rights), and Gideon v. Wainwright (counsel rights) permanently reshaped equality, criminal justice, and personal freedom