Anticipatory Set
•
Discuss the following questions with your
neighbors:
1. Can government change how people
treat each other? Explain
The Great Society
•
In groups of 2, describe the objectives or
results of the following programs & laws:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Tax-cut bill of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Medicare
Medicaid
Immigration Act of 1965
The Great Society
1.
Tax-cut bill of 1964
economic growth; increase in consumer spending; business investment &
tax revenues; reduction in federal budget deficit
2.
3.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, &
gender; granted federal gov’t new powers of enforcement
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964
funded youth programs, antipoverty measures, small business loans & job
training; created Job Corps, VISTA volunteer program, Project Head Start,
& Community Action Program
4.
5.
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
provided fed aid to help schools purchase books and library
materials; offer special ed classes
Medicare
provided hospital and low-cost medical insurance to most ppl 65 & older
6.
Medicaid
extended health insurance to welfare recipients
7.
Immigration Act of 1965
ended quotas based on national origin
The Warren Court
• Use your notebook/text book to find the person who
has the matching Supreme Court Case or Ruling
• Brown v. Board of Education
School segregation is unconstitutional
• Baker v. Carr
“one person, one vote”; federal courts had right to tell states to
reapportion districts for more equal representation
• Mapp v. Ohio
Evidence seized illegally could not be used in state courts: “exclusionary
rule”
• Gideon v. Wainright
Criminal courts provide legal counsel to those who could not afford it
• Escobedo v. Illinois
Accused person has the right have a lawyer present when being
questioned
• Miranda v. Arizona
All suspects must be “read their rights” before questioning; established
Miranda rights