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GREAT SOCIETY LEGISLATION
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Economic Opportunity Act
Implemented by the since disbanded Office of Economic Opportunity, the Act included several social programs to promote the health, education, and general welfare of the poor. -
Volunteers in Service to America
Federal program that sends volunteers to help people in poor communities -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. it became to be the no child left be hind program -
Medicare
Federal program that provides hospital and low-cost medical insurance to most Americans age 65 and older. -
Medicaid
Federal program that provides low-cost health insurance to poor Americans of any age. -
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
helps provide mortgage insurance on loans. -
The National Foundations of the Arts and Humanities
dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. -
Water quality act
The Clean Water Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates the discharge of pollutants into the nation's surface waters, including lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and coastal areas. -
Immigration Act of 1965
In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed a bill that has dramatically changed the method by which immigrants are admitted to America. -
Clean Water Restoration Act
The Clean Water Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates the discharge of pollutants into the nation's surface waters, including lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and coastal areas. -
The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act
this act created the first mandatory federal safety standards for motor vehicles.