The Great Society (8.9)

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The Great Society

  • Lyndon Johnson

  • Series of government programs

  • Extension of New Deal policies

  • To get rid of amount of poverty

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Office of Economic Opportunity (Purpose)

  • Literacy and vocational training

  • Eliminate poverty

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Vietnam War Effect

  • Less resources available to fund

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Medicare

  • Federally funded health insurance

  • 65+ years of age

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Medicaid

  • Federally funded health insurance

  • The poor

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Abolishing

  • Removed immigration quotas

  • New opportunities for immigrants

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Elements that united liberals

  • Anti-Communist sentiments abroad

  • Idea that much government action was needed to fix societal wrongs

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The Warren Court

  • Cases expanded liberalism

  • Chief Justice Earl Warren

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Gideon V. Wainright

  • 1963

  • State must provide attorney if they cannot afford

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Griswold V. Connecticut

  • 1965

  • Made laws that forbid the use of birth control illegal

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Engel V. Vitale

  • 1962

  • Made school prayer unconstitutional

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Baker V. Carr

  • 1962

  • States must periodically redraw voting districts to keep up with population increases