Johnson's
Great
Society
HEALTH CARE
REFORM
Medicaid
Government provided Health Care to the poor and disabled who were not apart of the Social Security System.
Medicare
Government Health Care for people over the age of 65
CIVIL RIGHTS
Immigration Act of
1965
Abolished previous quota based on Nationality.
Voting Rights Act of
1965
Sent federal officials to the Southern states to
be sure blacks were being allowed to register
to vote
Ended use of voter literacy tests
for voter registration
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Ended discrimination and
segregation in public places
Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission
ENVIRONMENTAL AND
CONSUMER REFORM
Water Quality Act & Clean
Water Restoration Act
Brought water quality standards in America.
Provided funding for environmental research
National Traffic & Motor Vehicle
Safety Act
Made new safety standards in vehicles such as, seat belts Standard in all cars.
EDUCATION
REFORM
Elementary and Secondary
Education Act
Was provided to public, private, and parochial schools.
Provided $1.3 billion in aid
Provided education aid in States with more students in low-income housing.
National Foundation of the Arts
and Humanities
Expanded cultural education those in poverty.
Offered grants to artist and scholars.
Higher Education Act
Designed to provide aid to student seeking post secondary education (masters, MD, Ph.D, etc.
)
Corporation for Public
Broadcasting
Subtopic
Help promote public broadcasting by funding local and tv stations.
Head Start
Funds provided funds for play groups, day care, and activities designed to help underprivileged children get ready for elementary school.
Very Successful element of Economic Opportunity Act
Preschool program for low-income students that provided health care, nutrition services, and social security.
THE WAR ON
POVERTY
Economic Opportunity Act of
1964
Received $950 million
Created 10 programs to combat poverty.
VISTA
Patterned after Kennedy's Peace Corps
Sent volunteers to areas in poverty.
Voluenteers in Service to America.
Job Corps
Created to train young men and women between the ages 16 and 21 in works skills to acquire better jobs.
Department of Housing and
Urban Development
Provided money for rent supplements and low-income housing.
Develop and rehabilitate urban communities
Established to oversee the nation's housing needs
THE TAX CUT
Proposed by Kennedy
Cut taxes for the middle class
Increased GDP
EFFECTS OF THE GREAT
SOCIETY
Increase in Education
Decreased poverty
Government Health Care
