8.9 Standard Inquiry Domestic and Political Reform Grades 7 and 8: History of the United States and New York State Key Idea: The civil rights movement and the Great Society were attempts by people and the government to address major social, legal, economic, and environmental problems. Subsequent economic recession called for a new economic program. 8.9.1. Multiple-Choice • • • • • President Truman’s desegregation of the military Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka 1954 Civil Rights Act 1964 Voting Rights Act of 1965 Medicare and Medicaid Argument 8.9.2. Take a position on Eisenhower's warning about the military-industrial complex. 8.9.3. Was Johnson’s Great Society a success? 8.9.4. Were President Ronald Reagan and President George H. W. Bush justified in making cuts to social programs and taxes in an attempt to stimulate the economy? Informational / Explanatory 8.9.5. Examine the extent to which the economic situation of African Americans improved as a result of the civil rights movement. 8.9.6. Compare and contrast the strategies used by civil rights activists: Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X. Thematic Essay Theme: Constitutional issues involving the violation of civil liberties and the role of the federal government are a source of debate in American society. Task: Examine state and federal responses to gun violence, cyber-bullying, and electronic surveillance. Version 2015, David Jones, Schroon Lake Central School