Great Society Programs Review

Medicare

• A program added to the Social Security system in 1965 that provides hospitalization insurance for the elderly and permits older Americans to purchase inexpensive coverage for doctor fees and other health expenses.
• Law passed in 1966 that established safety standards for vehicles and roadways
• 1965 - Provided federal funding for primary and secondary education and was meant to improve the education of poor people. This was the first federal program to fund education. Also extended educational opportunities for adults.
• Passed in 1966, this required all consumer products to have true and informative labels

Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965

• 1965 - Provided federal funding for primary and secondary education and was meant to improve the education of poor people. This was the first federal program to fund education. Also extended educational opportunities for adults.
• funded a preschool program for the disadvantaged
• the agency responsible for administering most of the War on Poverty programs created as part of United States President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society legislative agenda. Included programs like Job Corps. Each state now has its own Office of Economic Opportunity
• 1964; banned discrimination in public accommodations, prohibited discrimination in any federally assisted program, outlawed discrimination in most employment; enlarged federal powers to protect voting rights and to speed school desegregation; this and the voting rights act helped to give African-Americans equality on paper, and more federally-protected power so that social equality was a more realistic goal

Office of Economic Opportunity

• the agency responsible for administering most of the War on Poverty programs created as part of United States President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society legislative agenda. Included programs like Job Corps. Each state now has its own Office of Economic Opportunity
• established a school breakfast program and expanded school lunch and milk program to improve poor children's nutrition
• funded a preschool program for the disadvantaged
• a law providing federal financial aid through needs-based scholarships and low-interest student loans for low- and middle-income college students

Clean Air Act (1963) and Clean Water Act (1965)

• Supported development standards and goals for water and air quality. Would later be amended in 1965.
• Revitalized urban areas through a variety of social and economic programs.
• Law passed in 1966 that established safety standards for vehicles and roadways
• Passed in 1966, this required all consumer products to have true and informative labels

Highway Safety Act

• Law passed in 1966 that established safety standards for vehicles and roadways
• the agency responsible for administering most of the War on Poverty programs created as part of United States President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society legislative agenda. Included programs like Job Corps. Each state now has its own Office of Economic Opportunity
• a policy designed to reduce the barriers to voting for those suffering discrimination.
• a law providing federal financial aid through needs-based scholarships and low-interest student loans for low- and middle-income college students

Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965

• New housing subsidy programs and made federal loans and public housing grants easier to obtain
• a law providing federal financial aid through needs-based scholarships and low-interest student loans for low- and middle-income college students
• Passed in 1966, this required all consumer products to have true and informative labels
• funded a preschool program for the disadvantaged

Higher Education Act of 1965

• a law providing federal financial aid through needs-based scholarships and low-interest student loans for low- and middle-income college students
• the agency responsible for administering most of the War on Poverty programs created as part of United States President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society legislative agenda. Included programs like Job Corps. Each state now has its own Office of Economic Opportunity
• funded a preschool program for the disadvantaged
• Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1964) eliminated the poll tax as a prerequisite to vote in national elections.

Medicaid

• A federal and state assistance program that pays for health care services for people who cannot afford them.
• 1964; banned discrimination in public accommodations, prohibited discrimination in any federally assisted program, outlawed discrimination in most employment; enlarged federal powers to protect voting rights and to speed school desegregation; this and the voting rights act helped to give African-Americans equality on paper, and more federally-protected power so that social equality was a more realistic goal
• funded a preschool program for the disadvantaged
• Law passed in 1966 that established safety standards for vehicles and roadways

Child Nutrition Act of 1966

• established a school breakfast program and expanded school lunch and milk program to improve poor children's nutrition
• Law passed in 1966 that established safety standards for vehicles and roadways
• a law providing federal financial aid through needs-based scholarships and low-interest student loans for low- and middle-income college students
• A program added to the Social Security system in 1965 that provides hospitalization insurance for the elderly and permits older Americans to purchase inexpensive coverage for doctor fees and other health expenses.

Project Head Start (1965)

• funded a preschool program for the disadvantaged
• established a school breakfast program and expanded school lunch and milk program to improve poor children's nutrition
• 1965 - Provided federal funding for primary and secondary education and was meant to improve the education of poor people. This was the first federal program to fund education. Also extended educational opportunities for adults.
• a policy designed to reduce the barriers to voting for those suffering discrimination.