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Great Society I
Flashcards on LBJ's Great Society Programs
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| This act outlawed discrimination in public accommodations, housing, and jobs; increased federal power to prosecute civil rights abuses | Civil Rights Act |
| This act targeted aid for highways, health centers, and resource development in that economically depressed area | Appalachian Regional Development Act |
| This act ended national-origins quotas established in 1924 | Immigration Act |
| This act created Job Corps, VISTA, Project Head Start, and other programs to fight the war on poverty | Economic Opportunity Act |
| Created to deal with national air, rail, and highway transportation | "Department of Transportation |
| This act funded slum rebuilding, mass transit and other improvements for selected "model cities" | Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Area Redevelopment Act |
| Formed to administer federal housing programs | Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| This act required states to clean up their rivers | Water Quality Act |
| This act set standards for labeling consumer products | Truth in Packaging Act |
| Set federal air pollution guidelines and extended federal enforcement power | Air Quality Act |
| This act set aside over 9 million acres for national forest lands | Wilderness Preservation Act |
| This act funded scholarships and low-interest loans for college students | "Higher Education Act " |
| Set up highway safety programs | Highway Safety Act |
| Abolished Poll Taxes | 24th Amendment |
| set federal safety standards in the auto and tire industries | National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act |
| cut individual and corporate taxes to stimulate the economy | Tax Reduction Act |
| Created to financially assist painters, musicians, actors, and other artists | The National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities |
| Provided money for low-income housing | "Omnibus Housing Act |
| directed money to schools for textbooks, library materials, and special education | Elementary and Secondary Education Act |
| Established emission standards for new motor vehicles | Clean Air Act |
| Provided government funded medical assistance for the elderly | Medicare |
| Provided government funded medical assistance for low income people | Medicaid |
| Ended the practice of requiring voters to pass literacy tests and permitted the federal government to monitor voter registration | Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
| Formed to fund educational TV and Radio Broadcasting | Corporation for Public Broadcasting |