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The document outlines Section 7 of a chapter on the Great Society, detailing LBJ's initiatives to combat poverty, improve education and healthcare, and reform immigration. It includes key events from the 1964 election, significant legislation, and the impact of the Great Society on poverty rates and Supreme Court decisions. The document concludes with the challenges faced by LBJ due to civil unrest and the Vietnam War, which ultimately affected his presidency.

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Chapter 16 Sec 7 Noteguide (New)

The document outlines Section 7 of a chapter on the Great Society, detailing LBJ's initiatives to combat poverty, improve education and healthcare, and reform immigration. It includes key events from the 1964 election, significant legislation, and the impact of the Great Society on poverty rates and Supreme Court decisions. The document concludes with the challenges faced by LBJ due to civil unrest and the Vietnam War, which ultimately affected his presidency.

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Name ____________________________________ Per.

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Chapter/Topic 16
Sec. 7

Section 7: The Great Society

*Great Society –LBJ’s plan for America

1. List the issues the Great Society focused on

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Election of 1964:

2. Who were the candidates of the 1964 election?

3. Who won the election?

4. Why did he win by such a large margin?

Poverty: LBJ declared a “War on Poverty”

5. Economic Opportunity Act-

6. Head Start-

7. VISTA-
Education/ Health Care/ Immigration:

8. Elementary and Secondary Education Act- gave federal money to states for education

9. Medicare-

10. Medicaid-

11. Immigration Act of 1965- replaced immigration quotas with overall limits from various
parts of the world. (350,000 person max.)

Legacy of the Great Society:

12. What happened to poverty and infant mortality rates under the Great Society?

13. What percentage of Americans lived below the poverty line in 1960? What % in 1970?

14. Overall, was the Great Society a success?

Supreme Court (Important Supreme Court Decisions):

15. Why was this era of Supreme Court decisions named the Warren Court?

16. The Warren Courts decisions supported

• Civil Rights, Civil Liberties, Voting Rights, and Personal Privacy.

17. Mapp v. Ohio-


18. Gideon v. Wainwright- right to free legal aid (Attorney)

19. Miranda v. Arizona-

20. Engel v. Vitale- religious school prayer is a violation of the 1st Amendment (Separation
of Church and State)

Effects of the Great Society:

• LBJ and the Great Society did start off well; Very popular

• Ultimately the civil unrest in the US and the Vietnam War will take its toll on LBJ and
his presidency

• The Vietnam War will take up a large portion of the federal budget

• Many Americans began to resent programs for the poor and felt their taxes were not
being used for the good of all of America

• In the end the Vietnam War and protests against the war in the US will lead to the
demise of LBJ as president

Notes/Questions:

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