great society Flashcards
By the time Lydon Baines Johnson became president..his
drives and ambition were legendary
Where did LBJ grow up
4th generation Texan, Blanco County
What was the situatio nwhith the JOhnsons
They were poor bt never missed a meal
When did LBJ enter poltics and how
1937, when he won a special election to fill a vacant seat in the House of Reps
How did Johnson style himself
As a new dealer and a spokesprerson to the small ranchers and struggling farmers
Who ddi LBJ catch the eye of
FDR
What did Roosevelt do
secure key committee assignments and steer much needed electrification and water projects to LBJ’s district. Basically got LBJ involved more.
He idolized FDR and wanted to do what
Run for Senate he won in 1948
Johnson rose to what
the majority leader of th eSenate
How was Johnson a master politician
He had behind the scenes manuvering
What was the LBJ treatment
legendary ability to persuade senators to support his bills
Civil Rights Acts of 1957 was
voting rights measure thatwas the first civil rights legislation since reconstruction
Whose eye did LBJ caputre
JFKS
Why did JFK choose LBJ as a running mate
to compensate for his flaws as a canidate
What did Johnson say after Kennedy’s assasination
That he woul dhave given anything not to be there
What did JOhnson urge congress to pass n
The civil rights and tax cut bills that Kennedy sent to capitol hill
In Feb 1964, Congress passed a tax reduction of over 10 billion dollars into law What did this do?
People spent more, which meant more profits for businesses. It increased tax revenues and lowered federal budget deficit
What was the Civil rights act
Prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin and sex
What war did LBJ declare
an unconditional war on poverty
What was the Economic Opportunity Act
Approved nearly 1 billion dollars for youth programs, antipoverty measures, small business loans and job training
What were examples of the EOA
Job corps youth training program
VIST (volunteers in service to America)
Project Head Start: An edication program for underprivlaged preschoolers
Community action program: Encouraged poor people to participate in public works programs
For the 1964 elections, who did republicans nominate
Barry Goldwater
What did Goldwater believe
That the federal government had no business trying to right social and econominc wrongs such as poverty and discrimination as well as lack of opportunity
What did Gold water attack
Long established federal programs like social security which he wanted to make volunteery.. Tennesse Valley Authority which he wanted to sell
In 1964m what happened to most Americans
They were in tune with LBJ
What did Goldwater suggest about Wat
Theycould fight in Cuba and vietname with missiles
How did the Johnson campaign capitalize on the nuclear feat
They made chilling ads
What did Johnson assure to the people about vietnam
That no american troop could fix the problem there
Who won the election of 1964,
LBJ in a landslide. Dems claimed a majority in congress
What was the Great Society
A legislative program that would end poverty and racial injustice. It would create a higher standard of living and equal opportunity and a higher standard of life
By the time Johnson left the white house,
Congress passed 206 of his measures
JOhnson considered Education
The key that unlocked the door to a great society
The Elementar and Secondary Education Act of 1965
provided more the 1 billion in federal aid to help public and parochial schools purchse textbook and new library materials
What was the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
The 1st major federal package for education
LBJ and Congress changed social security by
establishing medicare and medicaid
Medicare
Provided hospital insurance and low cost medical insurance for almost every american 65 years and older
Medicaid
extended health insuranc eot welfare recipiants
What did Congress set aside money for
to build 240,000 units of low rend public housing and they helped low and moderate income families pay for housing.
Who was the head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Robert Weaver the first AA cabinet member ever
Immigration Acts before 1965
tended to persecute against immigrants who were not Western European
Immigration Act of 1965 did what
Opened the door to immigrants by ending quotas based on nationality
Silent Spring, a Book by Rachel Carson exposed what
A hidden danger on the effects of pesticides on the environmen t
Water Quality Act (1965)
Required states to clean up rivers
What did Johnson also order (env)
To root out the worst chemical poluters. This triggered the environment movement
What laws did Congress also pass
Things in packaging laws including the Wholsesome Meat Act
Ralph Nader wrote a book Unsafe at Any speed promting reform in
Auto Industry. Congress established safety standards for automobiles and tires
Brown v. Board of Education
Abolished Segregation in Schools
What did the Warren Court do
Pan prayer in public schools, declared state required loyalty oaths unconstitutional. Limited the power of communities to censor books and films and siad that free speech included the arm bands protesting war
Who was the Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Reapportionment
The way in which states redraw election districts based on number of people. many states focused to make equal representation
Baker v. Carr (1962)
Court said that federal courts had the right to tell states to redivide their districts for more equal representation.
IN later decision spertaining to reapportionment, what did the court rule?
That congressional district should be redrawn so that districts would have equal populatoin
Mapp vs. Ohio
Evidence seized illegally could not be used in courts
Gideon Vs. Waiwright
Courts must provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants who cannot afford
Escobed vs. Illinois
You have th eright to have a lawyer present durring questioning
Miranda vs. Arizona
Suspects must be read rights before questioning
Liberals and Miranda
They agreed because they placed necesary restrictions on polic power.
Conservatives and Miranda
Disagreed because they severly limited polic power to investigate crime
How did Republicans use the Conservative funda???
They thought that it helped them
how do people view Great Society and Warren Court
Mixed, but era fueled all 3 branches of government
Did the War on poverty help?
Yes. Poor fell from 21% in 1962 to 11% in 1973
Tax Cuts spurred economy, but Great Society
contributed to growing budget deficit
What backlash occured and who was the leader
Regan and the conservatives
Thousands of miles awa, communist forces in
Vietnam ovreshadowd the goals of greta society. Johnson later was a supporter of the war
