Analysis of The Great Society The Great Society, a program created by president Johnson in the 1960s with the intent of social and economic stabilization, brought much reform to the American Government and its citizens. It is a continuation and expansion of the ideas expressed in Roosevelts New Deal with the intentions of not only providing greater welfare but also equality of all races in all aspects of society. Although there were many accomplishments by the program, it is a direct violation of the constitution and should have never been allowed.The Constitution was designed to outline the scope of governmental authority and establishing the basic arrangement and powers of the Federal government. Although it contains many limitations of powers to the National Government, it favors national authority. In essence, it transferred important powers from the states to the central government, such as the power to coin money and raise or national defense. These powers were ones that the states exercised ineffectively or failed to exercise at all. The national government while strong was also to be limited. The Federal governments powers and limitations are provided in the document. When examining the Great Society it must be understood that the Federal Government is acting. The program itself was proposed by the President, which falls under the executive branch. Its goal was to provide the protection of Civil rights and social welfare. Although the program had positive goals, it also posed threats to our liberty. The quest for Civil rights had been fought over since the birth of our nation, it has always been the downside of America. This problem was solved by the Civil Rights acts of the 1960s and the goals of the Great Society. Unfortunately, the Great Society wanted direct government involvement in the lives of its citizens and the power to distribute income through programs such as welfare and Medicare. These tasks were not intended fo...
