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Civil Rights Act
outlawed discrimination in public accommodations, housing, and jobs; increased federal power to prosecute civil rights abuses. -
Economic Opportunity Act
In August 1964, Congress enacted the EOA, approving nearly $1 billion for youth progreams, antipoverty measures, small business loans, and job training. The EOA created the Jobs Corps Youth Training Program, VISTA, Project Head Start, and Community Action Programs. -
Immigration Act of 1965
It opened the door for non-Eueropean immigrants to settle in thr US by ending quotas based on nationality. -
Voting Act Rights
ended the practice of requiring voters to pass literacy tests and permitted the federal government to monitor voter registration. Prohibited racial discrimination. -
Elementary and Secondary Education Act
directed money to schools for textbooks, library matierals, and spceial education. It was passed by " War on Poverty" -
Medicare Act
established Medicare and Medicade programs. It was the first public health insurance program.
