Great Society Flashcards
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| 9060709478 | Civil Rights Act | This act outlawed discrimination in public accommodations, housing, and jobs; increased federal power to prosecute civil rights abuses. |  | 0 |
| 9060713310 | Appalachian Regional Development Act | This act targeted aid for highways, health centers, and resource development in that economically depressed area |  | 1 |
| 9060721641 | Immigration Act | This act ended national-origins quotas established in 1924. |  | 2 |
| 9060727381 | Economic Opportunity Act | This act created Job Corps, VISTA, Project Head Start, and other programs to fight the war on poverty. |  | 3 |
| 9060734675 | Department of Transportation | Created to deal with national air, rail, and highway transportation |  | 4 |
| 9060742920 | Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Area Redevelopment Act | This act funded slum rebuilding, mass transit and other improvements for selected "model cities." |  | 5 |
| 9060752555 | Department of Housing and Urban Development | Formed to administer federal housing programs |  | 6 |
| 9060758311 | Water Quality Act | This act required states to clean up their rivers. |  | 7 |
| 9060763244 | Truth in Packing Act | This act set standards for labeling consumer products. |  | 8 |
| 9060777008 | Air Quality Act | Set federal air pollution guidelines and extended federal enforcement power_ |  | 9 |
| 9060779517 | Wilderness Preservation Act | This act set aside over 9 million acres for national forest lands. |  | 10 |
| 9060788877 | Higher Education Act | This act funded scholarships and low-interest loans for college students. |  | 11 |
| 9060795488 | Highway Safety Act | Set up highway safety programs |  | 12 |
| 9060801350 | 24th Amendment | Abolished Poll Taxes |  | 13 |
| 9060808843 | National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act | set federal safety standards in the auto and tire industries. |  | 14 |
| 9060823735 | Tax Reduction Act | cut individual and corporate taxes to stimulate the economy |  | 15 |
| 9060836394 | The National Foundation on the Arts and Humaninties | Created to financially assist painters, musicians, actors, and other artists. |  | 16 |
| 9060852522 | Omnibus Housing Act | Provided money for low-income housing |  | 17 |
| 9060862019 | Elementary and Secondary Education Act | directed money to schools for textbooks, library materials, and special education |  | 18 |
| 9060869399 | Clean Air Act | Established emission standards for new motor vehicles |  | 19 |
| 9060872892 | Medicare Act | Provided government funded medical assistance for the elderly and needy |  | 20 |
| 9060888253 | Voting Rights Act of 1965 | Ended the practice of requiring voters to pass literacy tests and permitted the federal government to monitor voter registration. |  | 21 |
| 9060895173 | Corporation for Public Broadcasting | Formed to fund educational TV and Radio Broadcasting |  | 22 |