Space Authorization Act 1963 - Provided almost 5.3 billion for NASA to help get a man to the moon., Alliance for Progress - Economic and technical assistance to Latin American countries. Hoping to stop the spread of communism., Exec Order 10924 - Established the Peace Corp so US could help developing countries and create friendships to show the US , Fair Labor Standards Act 1961 - Increased minimum wage to 1.25, , Social Security Amendment 1961 - Increased benefits to widows, unemployed, and kids and lowered retirement age to 62, Housing Act 1961 - Federal money to improve transportation, provide assistance in buying homes and urban renewal (cleaning up cities), Equal Pay Act 1963 - Protected against wage discrimination based on gender. For example a male manager can not make more than a female with the same duties, Omnibus Housing Act 1965 - Increased funding to help poor, disabled and elderly buy homes or get low rent. Also helped veterans get lower down payments for a mortgage, Dept of Housing and Urban Development 1965 - Created Dept of Housing and Urban Development to oversee housing programs to help poor, elderly, and disabled, National Foundation on Arts and Humanities 1965 - Created federally funded assistance to artists and promoted arts in US including scholarships, Higher Education Act 1965 - Provides money for more scholarships and low interest loans for needy college students. Also money for colleges and universities., Corporation for Public Broadcasting 1967 - Created a non-profit corporation to provide Americans with free access to public TV (PBS), Clean Air Act Amendment 1965 - Government created emission standards for motor vehicles to help environment and health of Americans., Water Quality Act 1965 - Recognized water pollution as a problem and created water quality standards that required states to clean up lakes and rivers., Truth in Packaging Act 1965 - Set standards for labelling packages to prevent lies about food products and provide honest description of ingredients and package sizes, ational Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act - Created a program to set safety standards to protect public from accidents resulting from design or operation of motor vehicles., Medicare/Medicaid Act 1965 - Established medical insurance for the elderly and for people with low incomes., Economic Opportunity Act - Created programs to fight the war on poverty. Included job training and education so at risk Americans could get better jobs., Revenue Act 1964 - Cut income taxes about 20%. and lowered tax rates at the top levels. Also reduced taxes on businesses., Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Banned discrimination in public places, education, and employment based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin, Voting Rights Act 1964 - Prohibits racial discrimination in voting. Banned literacy tests and provided help for people to register to vote., Immigration and Nationality Act - Abolished quotas based on nationality and set up system that allowed people into the US based on what they could contribute most to the US., Exec Order 11246 - Equal Employment Opportunity--no discriminating in hiring on the part of US government contractors for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or national origint, Amendment 24 (1964) - Banned Poll taxes from state or federal groups. No one has to pay to vote.,

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