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JOHNSON'S GREAT SOCIETY
ACT OR PROGRAM
1. Civil Rights Act, 1954
MAJOR PROVISION(S)
Banned discrimination in
voting, public
accomodations, public
facilities, federally assisted
programs and employment
2. Voting Rights Act, 1965
Prohibited discriminatory
practices in voter registration
and provided federal
registration where necessary
IDEALS IT STRIVES TO
REALIZE
Eliminate racial injustice
Eliminate racial injustice
5. Medicare
Banned racial discrimination
in the sale and rental of most
housing
Ended poll taxes in federal
elections
Provided medical care for the
aged under Social Security
Overcome disease, eliminate
poverty
6. Medicaid
Began a joint federal and
state program to pay medical
bills for low-income families
and persons
Eliminate poverty, share the
abundance, revitalize cities
7. War on Poverty
Inaugurated several
programs, such as the Job
Corps, Neighborhood Youth
Corps, VISTA, Project Head
Start, Operation Upward
Bound, College Work Study
3. Civil Rights Act, 1968
4. Twenty-Fourth
Amendment
8. Immigration Act, 1965
9. Department of Housing
and Urban Development
10. Department of
Transportation
11. Elementary and
Secondary Education Act,
1965
12. Higher Education Act,
1965
Ended national origins quota
system; admitted immigrants
on the basis of family
relationships and national
needs
Created new Cabinet-level
agency to administer public
housing programs, FHA, and
other federal activity in the
field
Reorganized administration
of transportation services
under Cabinet-level agency
Granted funds directly to
public schools; provided
instructional materials for
public, private, and parochial
school students
Continued grants for college
construction and student
loans
Eliminate racial injustice
Eliminate racial injustice
Eliminate poverty, share the
abundance, overcome disease
Permit a life of freedom,
eliminate injustice
Revitalize the cities
Revitalize the cities
End ignorance, permit life of
freedom
End ignorance, permit life of
freedom
NAME____________________________________DATE______________________________
Using the Chart on the previous page interpret the significance of the President’s programs. For
each item, write at least one specific piece of eveidence that supports the generalization.
1. The Great Society filled in gaps in Roosevelt’s New Deal. _________________
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2. The Great Society implemented ideals of the New Frontier. _________________
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3. The Great Society solidified the Democratic party’s hold on elderly, black, and urban voters.
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4. The Great Society raised expectations rather than silencing dissent.
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5. The Great Society dealt more with urban problems than the New Deal had.
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6. The accomplishments of the Great Society justify Johnson’s being called the “education
President.” ____________________________________________________
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7. The Great Society improved the quality of American life.
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8. The Great Society introduced federal intervention in areas that had previously been the
province of state and local governments. ______________________________________
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Now, develop your own one-sentence interpretation of the significance of the Great Society.
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