PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE STUDENT MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S
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Should taxes be raised to stimulate consumer spending?
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What foreign imports should be allowed into the the US
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How far can the federal government extend itself in helping the less fortunate?
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Should certain key industries be taken over by the federal government
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Detailed explanation-1: -Johnson proposed 115 new pieces of legislation to the 89th U.S. Congress between 1965 and 1967, creating new federal programs to address civil rights, poverty, education, and other social concerns. This flurry of legislation included the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the creation of Medicare and Medicaid.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Great Society was an ambitious series of policy initiatives, legislation and programs spearheaded by President Lyndon B. Johnson with the main goals of ending poverty, reducing crime, abolishing inequality and improving the environment.
Detailed explanation-3: -Some effects of the Great Society programs are a decreased infant mortality rate and the authorization of Medicare by the Social Security Act of 1965.