Johnson Domestic Policy Flashcards
when was LBJ’s presidency
1963-69
what did LBJ advocate for
-Great Society
how did LBJ rise into power
JFK got shot, he was VP
what were the two main things LBJ did for civil rights
-1964 Civil Rights Act ended segregation
-1965 Voting Rights Act
give a limitation of LBJ’s civil rights work
-basically 14th and 15th amendment a century later
what did the SC do for civil rights and when
-1967 removed laws banning mixed race marriages
give 3 of LBJ’s economic policy
-cut taxes to increase consumerism
-Office for Economic Opportunity help new education/ community projects in inner cities
-$1.5 bill spent on Head Start programme for additional education for poor youth
how much was spent on the head start programme
$1.5 bil
at were the 4 acts passed for LBJ’s social policy
-Medical Care Act
-Elementary and Secondary Education Act
-Model Cities Act
-1968 Fair Housing Act
-min wage inc
what did the Medical Aid Act do
-provided Medicare for elderly and Medicaid for poor to provide equal access to healthcare
what did the Elementary and Secondary Education Act do
-first major fed support for education
-ensured state standards for education were equal
what did the Model Cities Act do
-continued JFK’s policy of urban renewal through funds/provision for slum clearance
how was LBJ’s relationship with Congress
good
what did the Fair Housing Act do and why is it a limitation of social policy
-prohibited discrimination based on race,sex, religion when buying a house
-why was this needed after the Civil Rights Act
who opposed LBJ and why
Republicans claimed he wasted money on welfare and undermined rugged individualism
what event negatively affected LBJs Great Society
-Vietnam as it diverted funding and made LBJ unpopular
-violent outbreaks proved great society did not work
give a stat that shows the effectiveness of LBJ’s economic policy/ Great Society
-AA living in poverty fell by 50%
what discriminatory act did LBJ pass and what does it show
Immigration Act shows that immigration quotas set throughout 20s–>60s
what party was LBJ
democrat
give 4 reasons the democrat party lost the 1968 election
-no strong democrat candidate as LBJ did not run, one assassinated and one too central
-1968 Democratic national Conference fought kids, bad press
-silent majority opposed radical change
-south rejected democrats for independent party ran by George Wallace wanting segregation
give 2 significant events of the 1968 election
-first time Democrats did not win Deep South
-independent party won 5 states
who won the 1968 election
Republican Nixon
