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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. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Tax-cut bill of 1964 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 Elementary and Secondary Education Act Medicare Medicaid Immigration Act of 1965 The Great Society 1. Tax-cut bill of 1964 economic growth; increase in consumer spending; business investment & tax revenues; reduction in federal budget deficit 2. 3. Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, & gender; granted federal gov’t new powers of enforcement 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. 5. Elementary and Secondary Education Act provided fed aid to help schools purchase books and library materials; offer special ed classes Medicare provided hospital and low-cost medical insurance to most ppl 65 & older 6. Medicaid extended health insurance to welfare recipients 7. 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 Education School 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. Ohio Evidence seized illegally could not be used in state courts: “exclusionary rule” • Gideon v. Wainright Criminal courts provide legal counsel to those who could not afford it • Escobedo v. Illinois Accused person has the right have a lawyer present when being questioned • Miranda v. Arizona All suspects must be “read their rights” before questioning; established Miranda rights