Role of Federal Government: Presidents
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- Created on: 28-04-15 22:03
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- the Role of federal government: presidents
- Eisenhower
- beliefs
- position of black people would improve on its own
- not gov job
- actions
- proposed 2 CR acts 1957 and 1960
- 1957 voting right
- 1960 local authorities keep votes registry
- proposed 2 CR acts 1957 and 1960
- success
- 2 acts helped them vote and penalty if not followed
- failure
- vote increased 3%
- faced oppostion in congress
- beliefs
- Kennedy
- beliefs: symapatic
- actions
- appointed 4 black judges to federal courts
- CEEO
- march of Washington fulfilled promise of CR act
- successes
- appointed judges meant had high status
- made a commitment to ensure fair employment for everyone who worked for federal gov
- failure
- few black people employed by fed gov
- Johnson
- Beliefs
- 'great society'
- actions
- passed CR at 1964
- voting rights 1965
- elementary/secondary education at 1965
- higher education act 1965
- CR act 1968 fairer housing
- success
- measures were effective
- helped poor areas
- ended local gov denying vote
- failures
- fair housing act limited
- got distracted by Vietnam
- Beliefs
- Eisenhower
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