Unit5 notes7
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The document outlines several major economic and social reforms that took place during the 1960s as part of President Johnson's "Great Society" agenda, including the passage of tax cut and civil rights bills in 1964, the establishment of Medicare, Medicaid and education programs, and several Supreme Court cases that expanded civil rights and criminal justice protections.
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Unit5 notes7
- 1. Unit 5- The Cold War
- 2. I. Tax Cut Bill of 1964- cut taxes Helped the economy grow because people had money to spend
- 3. II. Civil Rights Act of 1964 Prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, nationality, and sex
- 4. III. Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 $1B for youth programs- Job Corps, Upward Bound
- 5. IV. Elementary and Secondary Education Act $1B for schoold to purchase textbooks and “Head Start” program
- 6. V. Medicare- Health insurance for people over 65 VI. Medicaid- Health insurance for those on welfare
- 7. VII. Immigration Act of 1965 Made it more possible for non-European immigrants to enter the US
- 8. VIII. Voting Changes A. 24th Amendment- abolished poll taxes B. Voting Rights Act- abolishes literacy tests
- 9. IX. Landmark Supreme Court cases A. Brown v. Board of Education
- 10. B. Mapp v. Ohio Evidence seized illegally cannot be used against you- “Exclusionary rule”
- 11. C. Gideon v. Wainwright Guarantees a lawyer for those who cannot afford one
- 12. D. Escobedo v. Illinois An accused person can have a lawyer present during questioning
- 13. E. Miranda v. Arizona Verbal evidence during questioning is inadmissible in court without rights being read