Chap 32 RQ 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 John Kennedy | democratic candidate of 1960 |
| Nixon | republican candidate of 1960 |
| Byrd | dixiecrat candidate of 1960 |
| Catholic | Kennedy's religion |
| New Frontier | domestic reform program complicated by conservative dems and rep in Congress, did lower tariffs |
| Oswald | United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963) |
| Ruby | man who killed Oswald |
| Warren Commission | Commission made by LBJ after killing of John F. Kennedy. (Point is to investigate if someone paid for the assasination of Kennedy.) Conclusion is that Oswald killed Kennedy on his own. Commissioner is Chief Justice Warren. |
| Johnson | Kennedy's vp |
| Great Society | President Johnson called his version of the Democratic reform program. In 1965, Congress passed many of these measures, including Medicare, civil rights legislation, and federal aid to education. |
| Goldwater | Republican nominee in election of 1964 |
| medicare | a federal program of health insurance for persons 65 years of age and older |
| medicaid | health care for the needy |
| War on Poverty | President Lyndon B. Johnson's program in the 1960's to provide greater social services for the poor and elderly |
| Office of Economic Opportunity | oversaw many programs dealing w/ improving life in inner cities (ex: Job Corps: education and job training program for at-risk youth), Set guidelines for equal hiring and education practices (started "quotas") |
| community action | effort to involve members of poor communities themselves in the planning and administration of the programs designed to help them. Provided jobs for many poor people and gave them valuable experience in administrative and political work. Eventually fell apart- administrative failures, and excesses of a few agencies. |
| Housing Act of 1961 | Offered $4.9 billion in federal grants to cities for preserving open spaces, developing mass-transit systems, and subsidizing middle-income housing. |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | the United States federal department that administers federal programs dealing with better housing and urban renewal |
| Weaver | first black American cabinet officer; of the Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Model Cities Program | paid federal subsidies to pilot urban redevelopment programs |
| Elementary and Secondary Education Act | provided education aid to states based on the number of children from low income homes |
| Immigration Act of 1965 | Ended quotas based on national origin; occupation and skills are now the criteria used to judge entry into the US; preference given to those w/ relatives in the US |
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