L.B.J. AND THE GREAT SOCIETY CHAPTER 20:3 2011

OBJECTIVE 1: MAIN IDEA Lyndon B. Johnson came from a personal and legislative background that drove him to tackle issues of racial inequality, economic opportunity and poverty. A master politician Johnson was able to push land-mark laws through Congress in his first year in office. The most impressive reform was the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibited discrimination based on racial, religious or gender.

OBJECTIVE 2 MAIN IDEA When Johnson won the 1964 election in a landslide, he used his political capital to promote one of the most ambitious programs attempted by the federal government: The Great Society. The program was wide-ranging and attacked social issues such as the quality of education, affordable medical care for the elderly and poor and civil right violations. Due to his personal skills and influence a great deal of reforms became laws that revolutionized the role of the federal government in the daily-life of countless Americans during the 1960s to the present.

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MAIN IDEA: OBJECTIVE 3 The liberal reforms of 1960s were reflected in the rulings of the Supreme Court under the leadership of Chief Justice Earl Warren. The Warren Court’s rulings greatly increased the rights of the individual and limited the power of government at all levels. In particular rulings such as Baker v. Carr and Miranda v. Wainwright shifted power away from authority and imposed clear limits on the powers of the state.

LANDMARK SUPREME COURT CASES: CRIMINAL LAW BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION: 1954 case that overturned Separate but Equal standard of discrimination in education. Gideon v. Wainwright: 1963 ruling that a defendant in a felony trial must be provided a lawyer free of charge if the defendant cannot afford one. Griswold v. Connecticut: 1965 decision that the Constitution implicitly guarantees citizens' right to privacy.

CONTINUED Esocbedo v. Illinois: 1964--Ruled that a defendant must be allowed access to a lawyer before questioning by police. Miranda v. Arizona: 1966 ruling that upon arrest, a suspect has the right to remain silent and the right to consult with a lawyer. Mapp v. Ohio: (1961) Established exclusionary rule; illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in court; Warren Court's judicial activism. Engel v. Vitale: 1962 Prohibited state-sponsored recitation of prayer in public schools by virtue of 1st Amendment's establishment clause and the 14th Amendment's due process clause; Warren Court's judicial activism.

LEGACY OF WARREN COURT Did more than any other Court to re-define the role of state power and individual rights Its decisions remain controversial to this day

LESSONS RELATED TO WARREN COURT Supreme court reflects society’s views and culture Today’s Supreme Court mirrors deep divisions within society Issues decided by the Court today will be refined and re-defined