the great society
During Johnson’s presidency, what was the great society program a result of?
A lot of Americans are in poverty, so to aid them he created the great society programs, mirroring FDR’s new deal
Office of economic opportunity
Implemented self help programs like literacy and legal services, and vocational training. He found this hard to due and this only had limited success as the cycle of poverty is hard to break
also: increasing amount of funding is being sucked up by the Vietnam war, so only had little money to help
What did the Warren court do?
Handed down major decisions that expanded the application of liberalism from 1953 to 1969
What did the great society program aim to do?
Extension of FDR new deal, he sought to abolish poverty by creating a series of programs that mirrored the limited welfare state that was started by the new deal
Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare: health insurance for those ages 65 and up
medicare: provided funds for states to pay for those in poverty and disabled
Gideon v wainwright
Illustration of expanded liberalism; required states to provide attorneys in court IF a person is impoverished and cannot afford their own
What are the acts of the great society programs illustrating?
Liberalism in America is in its golden age
liberalists united by anti-communism and conviction that vigorous government activity were necessary to right the wrongs of society. This had the effect of the Warren court
Food stamp act
Expanded federal program to help low income people buy food
Griswold v Connecticut
Illustration of expanding liberalism; ruled that laws which forbade the use of birth control were unconstitutional
Immigration act of 1965
Ended ethnic quota acts and opened immigrants from all parts of the world; aimed to end racial discrimination
Engel v Vitale
Illustrated expansive liberalism; Deemed that school prayers were unconstitutional by violating the first amendment for the provision of the separation of church and state, basically forbade prayers in schools
Baker v carr
illustrated the expansion of liberalism; required states to redraw their legislative districts so that they more accurately uphold voting rights (representation for all citizens)