SSUSH 23

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Voting Rights Act of 1965

SSUSH 23aDescribe the Warren Court and the expansion of individual rights as seen in the Miranda decision.

Miranda v. Arizona• Earl Warren – Chief Justice• 1966• Ernesto Miranda arrested and interrogated w/o

lawyer present.• Confessed to Kidnapping and Rape• The Court held that Miranda’s 5th amendment

protection against self incrimination and his 6th amendment right to counsel had been violated.

• Police officers must read to people arrested prior to questioning. “You have the right to remain silent…”

Miranda v. Arizona

Expanded the Rights of Individuals

SSUSH 23bDescribe the political impact of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy; include the impact on civil rights legislation.

JFK Assassination - Impact• Helped President

Lyndon Johnson push through civil rights legislation

• Economic Opportunity Act of 1964

• Civil Rights Act of 1964.

SSUSH 23cExplain Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society; include the establishment of Medicare.

Lyndon Baines Johnson

Great Society Program

LBJ's Great Society

Head Start(1965)

Provided poor, disabled, and minority kids with extra academic assistance through pre-school in order to ensure educational success.

Job Corps(1966)

Provided training for poor, minority inner-city youth in order to cultivate job skills.

Medicare(1965)

Extended Social Security benefits by providing health insurance for the elderly.

Medicaid(1966)

Provides health insurance for the poor and disabled.

VISTA(1966)

Volunteers In Service To America; Organized youth volunteers to work in economically depressed areas.

SSUSH 23dDescribe the social and political turmoil of 1968, include the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, and the events surrounding the Democratic National Convention.

1968• Social and Political

Turmoil.• Defining Moment in

the Modern Era of U.S. History.

Tet Offensive

Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy Riots at the Democratic National Convention

MLK, Jr. Assassination • Caused riots in over

100 cities across U.S.• One Week after

death, Congress passes Civil Rights Act of 1968

• Prevented discrimination in housing.

RFK Assassination• Kennedy desired social

reforms such as Civil Rights.

• Opposed Vietnam War.• Running for President

when Killed.• Disheartened many

people that wanted civil Rights and an end to Vietnam war.

Democratic National Convention

• Police armed with clubs and tear gas violently beat antiwar protesters.

• Live on Television.