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By the time Lydon Baines Johnson became president..his

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drives and ambition were legendary

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Where did LBJ grow up

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4th generation Texan, Blanco County

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What was the situatio nwhith the JOhnsons

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They were poor bt never missed a meal

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When did LBJ enter poltics and how

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1937, when he won a special election to fill a vacant seat in the House of Reps

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How did Johnson style himself

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As a new dealer and a spokesprerson to the small ranchers and struggling farmers

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Who ddi LBJ catch the eye of

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FDR

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What did Roosevelt do

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secure key committee assignments and steer much needed electrification and water projects to LBJ’s district. Basically got LBJ involved more.

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He idolized FDR and wanted to do what

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Run for Senate he won in 1948

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Johnson rose to what

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the majority leader of th eSenate

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How was Johnson a master politician

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He had behind the scenes manuvering

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What was the LBJ treatment

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legendary ability to persuade senators to support his bills

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Civil Rights Acts of 1957 was

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voting rights measure thatwas the first civil rights legislation since reconstruction

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Whose eye did LBJ caputre

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JFKS

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Why did JFK choose LBJ as a running mate

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to compensate for his flaws as a canidate

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What did Johnson say after Kennedy’s assasination

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That he woul dhave given anything not to be there

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What did JOhnson urge congress to pass n

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The civil rights and tax cut bills that Kennedy sent to capitol hill

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In Feb 1964, Congress passed a tax reduction of over 10 billion dollars into law What did this do?

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People spent more, which meant more profits for businesses. It increased tax revenues and lowered federal budget deficit

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What was the Civil rights act

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Prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin and sex

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What war did LBJ declare

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an unconditional war on poverty

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What was the Economic Opportunity Act

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Approved nearly 1 billion dollars for youth programs, antipoverty measures, small business loans and job training

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What were examples of the EOA

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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

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For the 1964 elections, who did republicans nominate

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Barry Goldwater

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What did Goldwater believe

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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

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What did Gold water attack

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Long established federal programs like social security which he wanted to make volunteery.. Tennesse Valley Authority which he wanted to sell

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In 1964m what happened to most Americans

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They were in tune with LBJ

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What did Goldwater suggest about Wat

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Theycould fight in Cuba and vietname with missiles

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How did the Johnson campaign capitalize on the nuclear feat

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They made chilling ads

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What did Johnson assure to the people about vietnam

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That no american troop could fix the problem there

30
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Who won the election of 1964,

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LBJ in a landslide. Dems claimed a majority in congress

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What was the Great Society

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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

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By the time Johnson left the white house,

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Congress passed 206 of his measures

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JOhnson considered Education

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The key that unlocked the door to a great society

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The Elementar and Secondary Education Act of 1965

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provided more the 1 billion in federal aid to help public and parochial schools purchse textbook and new library materials

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What was the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

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The 1st major federal package for education

36
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LBJ and Congress changed social security by

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establishing medicare and medicaid

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Medicare

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Provided hospital insurance and low cost medical insurance for almost every american 65 years and older

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Medicaid

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extended health insuranc eot welfare recipiants

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What did Congress set aside money for

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to build 240,000 units of low rend public housing and they helped low and moderate income families pay for housing.

40
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Who was the head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development

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Robert Weaver the first AA cabinet member ever

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Immigration Acts before 1965

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tended to persecute against immigrants who were not Western European

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Immigration Act of 1965 did what

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Opened the door to immigrants by ending quotas based on nationality

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Silent Spring, a Book by Rachel Carson exposed what

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A hidden danger on the effects of pesticides on the environmen t

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Water Quality Act (1965)

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Required states to clean up rivers

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What did Johnson also order (env)

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To root out the worst chemical poluters. This triggered the environment movement

46
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What laws did Congress also pass

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Things in packaging laws including the Wholsesome Meat Act

47
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Ralph Nader wrote a book Unsafe at Any speed promting reform in

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Auto Industry. Congress established safety standards for automobiles and tires

48
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Brown v. Board of Education

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Abolished Segregation in Schools

49
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What did the Warren Court do

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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

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Who was the Chief Justice

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Earl Warren

51
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Reapportionment

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The way in which states redraw election districts based on number of people. many states focused to make equal representation

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Baker v. Carr (1962)

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Court said that federal courts had the right to tell states to redivide their districts for more equal representation.

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IN later decision spertaining to reapportionment, what did the court rule?

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That congressional district should be redrawn so that districts would have equal populatoin

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Mapp vs. Ohio

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Evidence seized illegally could not be used in courts

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Gideon Vs. Waiwright

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Courts must provide counsel in criminal cases for defendants who cannot afford

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Escobed vs. Illinois

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You have th eright to have a lawyer present durring questioning

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Miranda vs. Arizona

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Suspects must be read rights before questioning

58
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Liberals and Miranda

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They agreed because they placed necesary restrictions on polic power.

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Conservatives and Miranda

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Disagreed because they severly limited polic power to investigate crime

60
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How did Republicans use the Conservative funda???

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They thought that it helped them

61
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how do people view Great Society and Warren Court

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Mixed, but era fueled all 3 branches of government

62
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Did the War on poverty help?

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Yes. Poor fell from 21% in 1962 to 11% in 1973

63
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Tax Cuts spurred economy, but Great Society

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contributed to growing budget deficit

64
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What backlash occured and who was the leader

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Regan and the conservatives

65
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Thousands of miles awa, communist forces in

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Vietnam ovreshadowd the goals of greta society. Johnson later was a supporter of the war

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