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