Origins
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This president declared an "unconditional war on poverty."
Who was Lyndon B. Johnson?
This president advanced a "supply-side" approach to economics that focused on cutting welfare spending, cutting taxes, and returning more power to states.
Who was Ronald Reagan?
This president signed into law the Prescription Drug and Modernization Act (Part D) in 2003 which added prescription drug coverage to Medicare.
Who was George W. Bush?
Passed in 1935, this is considered the cornerstone of social welfare legislation in the U.S.
What is the Social Security Act?
Legislation, signed into law in 1964, that outlawed discrimination based on race, religion, sex, or national origin.
What is The Civil Rights Act?
This president passed legislation that became known as "the crime bill", allocating billions of federal dollars for new prisons, creating new federal death penalty crimes, and emphasized locking up 3rd time felons for life (3-strikes).
Who was Bill Clinton?
This 2001 bill was one of the most sweeping school reform bills in decades and emphasizes increasing standards and school responsibility.
What is the No Child Left Behind Act?
Assistance provided to the "deserving poor" in their own homes in 1600s England.
What was Outdoor relief?
This principle became a key phrase in the War on Poverty and emphasized that poor and vulnerable members of society should control local institutions and decide their own needs, rather than Washington bureaucrats.
What is the "maximum feasible participation of the poor"?
This president first established the White House Office of Faith-based and Community Initiatives as an effort to engage religious congregations and organizations in partnering with the government to address citizens' needs.
Who was George W. Bush?
This President signed an executive order to curtail immigration early in his administration.
Who was Donald Trump?
Assistance provided to those unable to care for themselves in institutions such as almshouses or workhouses in 1600s England.
What was Indoor relief?
This program, established during the War on Poverty era, sought to provide supplemental nutrition assistance to poor families.
What is the Food Stamp program (now SNAP)?
This President famously argued that, "Government is not a solution to our problem - Government is the problem."
Who was Ronald Reagan?
This 2010 bill led to the most significant changes to the U.S. healthcare system in decades.
What is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act?
Legislation that established a federal minimum wage and a maximum work week for the first time in the U.S. in 1937
What is The Fair Labor Standards Act?
The President who proposed the Family Assistance Plan (FAP) which would have provided a guaranteed annual income for low-income individuals. (This legislation never passed).
Who was Richard Nixon?
This 1996 legislation ended Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and capped public assistance benefits for needy families.
What was the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA)?
This legislation helped to stabilize the economy after the global financial crisis of 2007-2008.
What was The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act?