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. Tax-cut bill of 19642. Civil Rights Act of 19643. Economic Opportunity Act of 19644. Elementary and Secondary Education Act5. Medicare6. Medicaid7. Immigration Act of 1965

The Great Society

1. Tax-cut bill of 1964economic growth; increase in consumer spending; business investment & tax revenues; reduction in federal budget deficit

2. Civil Rights Act of 1964prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national

origin, & gender; granted federal gov’t new powers of enforcement3. 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. Elementary and Secondary Education Actprovided fed aid to help schools purchase books and library

materials; offer special ed classes5. Medicare

provided hospital and low-cost medical insurance to most ppl 65 & older6. Medicaid

extended health insurance to welfare recipients7. 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 EducationSchool 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. OhioEvidence seized illegally could not be used in state courts: “exclusionary rule”

• Gideon v. WainrightCriminal courts provide legal counsel to those who could not afford it

• Escobedo v. IllinoisAccused person has the right have a lawyer present when being questioned

• Miranda v. ArizonaAll suspects must be “read their rights” before questioning; established Miranda rights