6571896315 | Economic opportunity act | The center piece of the war on poverty; created dozens of federal anti-poverty programs and an office of economic opportunity to oversee them | ![]() | 0 |
6571896316 | Job corps | Provided job training for low-income people; worked to teach disadvantaged young people job skill | ![]() | 1 |
6571896317 | Head start | Set up programs for low-income preschool children | ![]() | 2 |
6571896318 | VISTA | Modeled on the peace corps; a group of volunteers that lived and worked in poor communities within the U.S., providing job training or educational services | 3 | |
6571896319 | Housing and urban development (HUD) | Created to manage federal programs aimed at revitalizing blighted urban neighborhoods. | ![]() | 4 |
6571896320 | Medicare and medicaid | Provided health care for the elderly and poor | ![]() | 5 |
6571896321 | Elementary and secondary education act | Provided federal aid to schools districts nationwide; because the government allocated funds to needy students rather than to schools, the act helped finance both public and faith-based education | ![]() | 6 |
6571896322 | National endowments for the arts and for the humanities | Provided funding for the arts; organizations that gave grants to artists, musicians, writers, scholars, and researchers to promote a vibrant national culture | ![]() | 7 |
6571896323 | Public broadcasting act | Established the corporation for public broadcasting, which supported the development of public radio and televised programs | ![]() | 8 |
6571896324 | Immigration act of 1965 | Eliminated the old quotas based on national origin; made a persons skills and ties to family in the U.S. the key criteria for admission into the country | ![]() | 9 |
6571896325 | Clean air act of 1963 | Strengthened programs to prevent and control air pollution; set emission standards for factories to reduce air pollution | ![]() | 10 |
6571896326 | National traffic and motor vehicle safety act | This law required automobile makers to install seat belts in all cars | ![]() | 11 |
6571896329 | Warren court | The activist U.S Supreme Court led by Chief Justice earl warren. It promoted individual liberties and civil rights | ![]() | 12 |
6571896332 | Engel v vitale | State officials ordered New York schools to have students recite a morning prayer. Parents sued the state saying it violated the 1st amendment. The court agreed with the parents. It declared state-sponsored prayer in schools unconstitutional because it is inconsistent with the establishment clause (1st amendment) | ![]() | 13 |
6571896334 | Miranda v Arizona | The court ruled that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning. "You have the right to remain silent,".... | ![]() | 14 |
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