WelcomeBaltimore Polytechnic Institute

April 23, 2012U.S. History

Mr. Green

The students will summarize the goals of the Great Society by evaluating the impact of Great Society programs

Announcement: Chapter 20 Test April 26 Drill: Examine the button on page 685 and

answer the following:1. What does the elephant symbolize?2. What does the button suggest about voting

trends among Republicans in 1964?Motivation: Should the government try to

right social wrongs?

Agenda/Topics To Be Covered

November 22, 1963-JFK assassinatedCivil Rights Act of 1964

banned racial discrimination in most private facilities open to the public

Title VII-empowered the EEOCAffirmative Action-executive order in 1965Great Society-War on Poverty

meant to transform American way of lifeeducation, medical care for elderly/indigent,

immigration reform, voting rights billMedicare-April 1965Medicaid-April 1965DOTHUD-Robert C. Weaver

The Great Society Ch. 20 Section 3 pages 683-691

Immigration and Nationality Actabolished the “national origins” quota since 1921

doubled the number annually and limited immigrants from the Western Hemisphere

family unification provisionHead Start

education for underprivileged youth

Democrats nominate Lyndon B. Johnsonwon a Senate seat in 1948 by 87 votes

Republicans nominate Barry Goldwater486-52 Electoral vote43,129,566 to 27,178,188-popular voteConservatism versus LiberalismAugust 1964-U.S. Navy cooperating with South

Vietnam gunboats in provocative raids along the coast of North Vietnam

Irony: LBJ painted Goldwater as a trigger-happy cowboy who would lead us into a nuclear war.

Presidential Election of 1964

Reapportionmentway in which states redraw election districts based on changes in the populationcongressional districts not equal

Baker v. Carr (1962)-one person one voteRights of the accused

Miranda rightsGideon v. Wainwright-right to a lawyer for those that cannot afford a lawyerEscabedo v. Illinois-right to a lawyer during questioingMiranda v. Arizona-rights must be read to a suspect

Reforms of the Warren Court page 688-690

1. List 4 major Great Society programs and 4 Warren Court rulings and summarize the major points of each and the impact of each program/court ruling. Submit prior to the end of class for a grade.

Independent Work

Summarize the events that led to the Cuban Missile crisis by creating a time line of the major events

Wrap-Up

1. Read Chapter 19

Homework