7.01: The Great Society: The Big Ideas
What did LBJ think made a “Great Society”?
Who were the “poor” in the 1950s and 1960s? What were their lives like?
Briefly describe the War on Poverty.
What were the differences between conservatives and liberals in the 60s?
What were the Great Society programs?
How did the Great Society programs impact Americans?
What happened to the Great Society?
How do the Great Society programs under Johnson compare to the New Deal programs started by Roosevelt?
Title of Act
Why was it needed?
What did it do?
1964 Tax Reduction Act
1964 Civil Rights Act
1964 Economic Opportunity Act
1965 Elementary and Secondary
Education Act
1965 Voting Rights Act
1965 Omnibus Housing Act
1965 Immigration Act
1965 Higher Education Act
1965 National Endowment for the
Arts and Humanities
1966 Model Cities Act
1966 Motor Vehicle Safety Act
1966 Truth in Packaging Act
Vocabulary (fill in effects from the lesson where possible or put the definition in your own words)
Civil rights legislation – legal protection for basic human rights and from discrimination of those rights based on
physical or mental differences
Conservative – a political view favoring limited government size and expenditures and caution in making changes
Desegregation – ending the customary or enforced separation of ethnic or racial groups in public places
Discrimination – unfair treatment of a person or group based on physical or mental characteristics
Disproportionate – unequal or out of proportion in quantity, shape, or size
Domestic policies – laws and programs that affect people within a country
Federal debt – the total amount of spending over budget of the national government over the years
Liberal – a political view favoring government action and spending to improve society and embracing of change
Migrant laborer – a worker who moves from place to place seeking work, usually referring to movement according
to the seasons in farming work
Poverty rate – the portion of a population living below an official level of income determined to be necessary for
meeting basic needs
Social welfare programs – a government initiative designed to protect citizens from economic risk and insecurity
Unconstitutional – not allowed by or against the ideas and principles of the Constitution