The Great Society President Johnson and his Great

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 “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

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

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, smallbusiness loans, and job training.

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**

Election of 1964

Election of 1964 Who do you think won?

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

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

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

Norman Rockwell’s depiction of desegregation in Little Rock Arkansas

School Integration Little Rock Arkansas

School Integration Little Rock Arkansas

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

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