HIST 011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 55: Selma, Alabama, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Voting Rights Act Of 1965
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Food stamp act: help poor people buy food. National foundation on the arts and humanities:federal funding for arts and projects. Medicare: health insurance for 65+ years old. Medicaid: funds for states to pay for health care for poor and disabled. Elementary and secondary education act:funds for poorer school districts, special ed, and head start (early kid education program) Immigration act: abolish discriminatory quotas based on race. Higher education act: federal scholarships for post-secondary education. Child nutrition act: add breakfasts to school lunch program. Alsoincreased funding for transit, housing, crime prevention (department of. Transportation (dot) and department of housing and urban development (hud) Congress influenced to pass automobile regulations by ralph nader (unsafe at any speed) and improve the environment influenced by rachel carson (silent. Criticized for being costly, inefficient, for centralized welfare state, and unrealistic promises. Johnson persuaded people to pass 1964 civil rights act--segregation illegal. This set up equal employment opportunity commission to end discrimination in employment.
