Johnson's Domestic Policies: The Great Society - A Brief Discussion (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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The Great Society
The Great Society
LBJ's policies to eliminate poverty & racial injustice
Who launched Great Society?
Who launched Great Society?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Great Society announcement years
Great Society announcement years
1964 and 1965
War on Poverty programs
War on Poverty programs
Job Corps, Head Start, VISTA
Civil Rights Act year
Civil Rights Act year
1964
Voting Rights Act year
Voting Rights Act year
1965
Medicare & Medicaid established
Medicare & Medicaid established
1965
Medicare & Medicaid purpose
Medicare & Medicaid purpose
Health insurance for elderly & poor
Elementary & Secondary Ed Act year
Elementary & Secondary Ed Act year
1965
Ed Act 1965 purpose
Ed Act 1965 purpose
Increased federal funding for disadvantaged schools
Six pillars of Great Society
Six pillars of Great Society
Civil Rights, Poverty, Education, Medical, Environment, Housing
Civil Rights Acts achievements
Civil Rights Acts achievements
Ended segregation, secured Black voting rights
War on Poverty impact
War on Poverty impact
Reduced poverty rates significantly
Critique: federal govt role
Critique: federal govt role
Unwarranted expansion of federal government
Critique: economic impact
Critique: economic impact
Rising govt spending & national debt