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LBJ 2023
LBJ Terms from class
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| This act outlawed discrimination in public accommodations, housing, and jobs; increased federal power to prosecute civil rights abuses | Civil Rights Act of 1965 |
| This act ended national-origins quotas established in 1924 | 1965 Immigration Act |
| The Democratic candidate for President in 1964 | Lyndon Baines Johnson |
| This act created Job Corps, VISTA, Project Head Start, and other programs to fight the war on poverty | Economic Opportunity Act |
| Abolished Poll Taxes | 24th Amendment |
| The Tax Reduction Act, which cut tax rates for individuals and businesses was started by | JFK |
| Gave money to schools for textbooks, library materials, and special education | Elementary and Secondary Education Act |
| Republican candidate for President in 1964 | Barry Goldwater |
| 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 |
| This political ad inferred that a vote for Barry Goldwater was a vote for nuclear armageddon | The Daisy Ad |
| This 1964 Presidential Candidate ran against the Civil Rights Act of 1964 | Barry Goldwater |
| This person was JFK’s Vice-President | Lyndon Baines Johnson |
| This person was LBJ’s Vice-President | Hubert Humphrey |
| This law prevented discrimination for renters and home buyers based on race, gender, marital status, and other shallow reasons | 1968 Fair Housing Act |
| This program enabled preschool for low income families | Head Start |
| This program created work training for low income youth | Job Corps |
| This program sent young Americans into high poverty areas of the US to assist with many things | Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) |