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13 Cards in this Set
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Tax-cut bill of 1964 |
cut income tax rates up to 30%, with the greatest cuts going to lower-income americans |
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civil rights act of 1964 |
outlawed discrimination in housing, employment, and public accommodations; it authorized the federal government to enforce desegregation |
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economic opportunity act of 1964 |
created jobs corps, VISTA, and eight other programs to fight the "war on poverty" |
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elementary and secondary education act |
provided aid to school systems based on the number of students from low income homes |
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medicare |
program to help poor people with health care |
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medicaid |
a health care program to help the elderly, or people over the age of 65 |
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voting rights act of 1965 |
ended the requirement that voters pass literacy tests and allowed federal supervision of voter registration |
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brown vs. board of education |
banned racial segregation in the nation's schools |
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baker vs. carr |
denied urban voters the equal protection of law required by the 14th amendment |
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mapp vs. ohio |
illegally sized evidence could not be used in court |
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gideon v. Wainright |
states must provide free lawyers to poor persons being tried for crimes |
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escobedo v. illinois |
the accused have the right to an attorney when questioned by the police |
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miranda v. arizona |
all suspects could be read rights before questioning |
