“The Great Society”
Background: After the Democrats won a landslide victory in the Presidential and Congressional Elections of 1964, President
Johnson immediately introduced his vision of the “Great Society”. (Write a definition of the Great Society)
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The Great Society:
Directions: Complete the chart below by stating the objectives and major provisions of each act or program and then choose
from the following list of ideals each act or program strived to realize.
- Eliminate Poverty
- Revitalize Cities
- End Racial Injustice
- Share the Abundance
- Overcome Disease
- Life of Freedom & Prosperity
Program or Law
Tax-Cut Bill of 1964
Voting Rights Act of
1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Economic Opportunity
Act of 1964
Elementary & Secondary
Act of 1965
The Twenty-Fourth
Amendment
Medicare Act of 1965
Medicaid Act of 1965
Immigration Act of 1965
The War on Poverty
Objectives/Provisions
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cut corporate and individual taxes
wanted to stimulate the economy
wanted to lower the deficit
Ideals It Strived to Realize
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Share the Abundance
Life of Freedom & Prosperity