Great Society Timeline

By Tiesha
  • Tax Reduction Act

    cut corporate and individual taxes to stimulate growth it is still around today.
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    1960

  • Medicare Act

    established Medicare and Medicaid programs to have the poor financially.It is still around today
  • Voting Rights Act

    Ended the practice of requiring voters to pass literacy tests and permitted the federal government to monitor voter registration.It is still around today
  • Higher Education Act

    Funded scholarships and low interest loans for college students that could not afford to go to college.It is still around today.
  • Elementary and Secondary Education Act

    directed money to schools for textbooks, library materials,and special education.It is still around today.
  • Truth in Packaging Act

    Set standards for labeling consumer good so people would know what was in the food they buy.It is still around today.