The great society
...1965 legislature passed the elementary and secondary school act. this act provided over a billion dollars of fedral nomey that they would have to become integrated. another goal that johnson had was to provide medical aide for the sick and for the poor. johnson accomplished this goal with the establishment of medicare and medicaid. they were funded by payroll taxes, medicaid paid for health insurance for the poor adn medicare provided health care for people over the age of 65. another act that johnson put in to place was the federal housing act. the federal housing act promoted urban developement the act helped the homeless by giving them places to stay. Lyndon johnson made several speeches across the united states but one of his greatest speeches took place at michigan university, johnson wanted to make it easier for people to go to college because more that 100000 high school graduates that were ...