1. <span>the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 that, for the first time, provided Federal funding for education; 2. </span><span>the Medicare and Medicaid programs, which provided low-cost medical care for the elderly and poor; 3.</span><span>the fight against poverty; 4.</span><span>various social programs involving conservation and improvements in poorer regions; 5.</span><span>crime prevention.</span>