THE GREAT SOCIETY

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THE GREAT SOCIETY

• CHAPTER 28, SECTION 3

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MAJOR EVENTS

• 1963 LBJ becomes President after JFKs
  assassination
• 1964
• LBJ Elected President
• Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Economic Opportunity Act
• 24th Amendment passes
• 1965
• Medical Care Act
• Voting Rights Act

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LYNDON B. JOHNSON

• Background
• Politics House of Reps., Senate, then VP
• Party Democratic
• Region Texas
• Experience 1937 60 in Congress, until elected
  VP
• Achievements
• Civil Rights Act of 1957 1st Civil Rights
  legislation since Reconstruction
• Southern connections help JFK win 1960 election

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LYNDON B. JOHNSON
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• LBJ Taking
• Presidential
• Oath of Office,
• Nov. 22, 1963

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LBJs DOMESTIC POLICIES

• Goals
• Continue / get approval for JFKs civil rights
  tax-cut bills
• Tax cut 11 billion
• Civil Rights Act of 1964 Did what?
• Prohibited discrimination based on race, gender,
  ethnic origin, religion
• Attack Poverty
• 1964 Economic Opportunity Act Did What?
• 1 billion for youth programs, job training,
  small business loans, antipoverty measures
• GET RE-ELECTED

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1964 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

• Whos running?
• Democrats LBJ
• Republicans Sen. Barry Goldwater, (AZ)
• Platform
• LBJ
• BIG GOVERNMENT. Govt should solve societys
  problems
• No commitment to sending combat troops to Vietnam
• Goldwater
• SMALL GOVT. govt had no business trying to
  solve all of societys problems
• Hard-line Anti-Communist
• Results?
• LBJ wins 61 of popular vote, 90 of electoral
  vote

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SEN. BARRY GOLDWATER, REP. - AZ
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THE GREAT SOCIETY, 1964-68

• THE GREAT SOCIETY DEMANDS AN END TO POVERTY AND
  RACIAL INJUSTICE.
• Lyndon B. Johnson

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THE GREAT SOCIETY

• Define LBJs political agenda to improve America
  (his version of JFKs New Frontier)
• Goals
• Attack education needs
• Attack poverty
• Attack urban problems
• Attack Civil Rights problems
• Attack environmental issues
• Attack unethical business practices

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The Great Society

• Did What? See chart, p. 847
• Major legislation
• 1964 Tax Reduction Act
• Did What?
• 1964 Civil Rights Act
• Did What?
• 1965
• Medical Care Act
• Dept. of Housing Urban Development created
• Elementary Secondary Education Act
• Higher Education Act
• Voting Rights Act
• Immigration Act
• Clean Air Act Amendment
• 1966 Department of Transportation created

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LBJ ON TIME MAGAZINE COVER, 1965
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CONSUMER ADVOCACY

• Early 1960s Concern for environment consumer
  safety / product safety issues grows
• Why?
• 1962 Rachel Carson Silent Spring
• Book outlines the dangers of pesticides
  chemicals on the environment
• Ralph Nader Unsafe at Any Speed
• Book criticizes auto industry for ignoring safety
  issue in car production
• Result?
• Johnson Administration passes laws requiring more
  safety standards for U.S. businesses

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• Rachel Carson Ralph Nader

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JUDICIAL EVENTS

• 1960s Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice
  Earl Warren
• Known as the Warren Court
• Famous for variety of issues examples?
• 1954 Brown v. Board of Education
• Banned prayer in public schools
• The Warren Commission
• 1966 Miranda v. Arizona
• Reapportionment See p. 848-49

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MIRANDA v. ARIZONA

• When? 1964-66
• Where? Arizona
• Who? Ernesto Miranda
• Why? Miranda suspected of kidnap / rape
• Issue? What rights does a detainee have?
• Court decision? Any detainee must be given the
  following rights
• All suspects must be read their rights before
  questioning
• What are Miranda Rights?
• Right to remain silent
• Anything they say may be used against them in a
  trial
• They have the right to an attorney before and
  during questioning
• If they cannot afford an attorney, the state will
  appoint one