The Great Society
Healthcare Insurance
Medicare was passed that gave everyone 65 and older access to basic medical insurance
New Immigration Policies
Medicaid passed which provided basic medical services for poor and disabled Americans not apart of Social Security
Education
1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act
federal funds to improve school facilities
increase funding for Indian, inner city and Mexican American Schools
Protecting the Environment and the Consumer
The Water Quality Act 1965: aimed at improving water and air standards of the country
The Clean Water Restoration Act of 1966: aimed at improving water and air standards of the country
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966: established safety standards for automotive vehicles
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965: eliminated discriminatory quota systems for immigration
170,000 immigrants from Eastern Hemisphere
120,000 immigrants from Western Hemisphere
Poverty
Johnson was able to get one of Kennedy's tax bills approved while adding on to it a billion-dollar War on Poverty
War on Poverty trained the jobless, educate the uneducated, and provide healthcare for those in need
Economic opportunity Act created the job corps to train men and women between the ages of 16 and 21 for the workforce
Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) was modeled after the Peace Corps except dealt with poor American Communities