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maxush-Great Society
maxush-Great society
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| General agreement among individuals | consensus |
| Bringing people with different ideas together to provide a common solution to a problem | coalitions |
| LBJ declares, says the US should use all it’s resources to defeat poverty | War on Poverty |
| Agency created to wage war on poverty, it created jobs and dispersed funds | Office of Economic Opportunity |
| LBJ’s program for America, calls for a more equitable society | Great Society |
| Dem. LBJ Rep. Barry Goldwater LBJ wins in a landslide | Election of 1964 |
| Health insurance for the elderly, funded through social security/Health care for those living below the poverty line | Medicare/Medicaid |
| Federal aid to public schools, first time | Elementary and Secondary Education Act |
| Federally funded preschool program for the disadvantaged | Project Head Start |
| Volunteers in Service to America, domestic peace corps, put young people to work in poor school districts | VISTA |
| education and job training program for at risk youths | Job Corps |
| Department created to deal with the deterioration of the inner city | Dept. of Housing and Urban Development |
| First Sec. of HUD, first African American cabinet member | Robert Weaver |
| Matching funds program between local, state, and federal governments to help cities with transportation, health care, housing, and police | Model Cities Act |
| Eliminates the quota system for immigration, creates “first come first served” system, keeps limits on number of immigrants | Immigration reform Act |
| Established school breakfast program and expanded the school lunch program | Child Nutrition Act |
| Offered tuition scholarships, student loans, and work study programs for low and middle income college students | Higher Education Act |
| Forced states to clean up interstate waterways | Water Quality Act |
| Established standards and goals for air quality | Clean Air Act |
| Supports highway safety through improved coordination between federal, state, and local governments, established training standards for EMT’s | Highway Safety Act |
| Requires consumer products to have true and accurate information labels | Fair Packaging and Labeling Act |
| Established safety standards for the automobile and related industries | National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act |
| Many people benefited, much opposition, many felt Great Society intruded into lives of Americans to much, many programs never fully funded | Impact |
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