New Frontier and Great Society CH. 24 Flashcards
What was the name given to domestic policies that Lyndon Johnson wanted to create as president
Great Society
List the 5 categories in which discrimination was outlawed in the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Race, religion, color, gender, national origin
What dose VISTA stand for
Volunteer in Service to America
What did VISTA do
provided needed resources/services to communities to lift them out of poverty
What did the Immigration Act of 1965 remove from the 1920 US Immigration Laws
The Quota System
This is a Federal Insurance Program for people over 65/younger people with disabilities
Medicare
State and Federal government program that provides health insurance to children/adults with limited income
Medicaid
Republican candidate for president in 1964:
Barry Goldwater
Government programs that guarantees certain benefits to particular group of the population
Entitlement programs
What were some entitlement programs
Medicaid/Medicare
Medicare:
Federal Insurance Program for people over 65/younger people with disabilities
Medicaid:
State and Federal government program that provides health insurance to children/adults with limited income
What year was the election of Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater
1964
Gov. program that provides early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low income families/children
Head-Start Program
Provided Federal Gov. funding to schools to help with professional development and instructional materials/resources
Elementary and Secondary Educational Acts
Federal Agency that addresses nations housing needs and created fair housing laws
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Federal program that offers free education/ vocational training to young peoples ages 16-24
Job Corps
Head-Start Program
Gov. program that provides early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to low income families/children
Elementary and Secondary Educational Acts
Provided Federal Gov. funding to schools to help with professional development and instructional materials/resources
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Federal Agency that addresses nations housing needs and created fair housing laws
Job Corps
Federal program that offers free education/ vocational training to young peoples ages 16-24
What age group did the Job Corps offer free education/vocational training to
16-24
Economic Opportunity Act
Attacked the roots of unemployment and poverty in America
What are some current problems with Medicare
Cost have been expanding too fast which has given rise to more dept
What problems do critics of The Great Society say exist today?
Argue that programs didn’t end poverty and made a culture of dependency and a permanent “lowerclass”
What did The Great Society programs support
Education
Where did Lyndon Johnson take oath after the assassination
In the cabin of Air Force One
Civil Rights Bill
Johnson’s continuation of Kennedy’s ideas to fight segregation
