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civil rights
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the rights of people to be treated without unreasonable or unconstituional differences
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suspect classificaitons
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Classifications of people on basis of their race or ethnicity
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strict scrutiny
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A supreme court test to see if a law denies equal protection because it does not serve a compelling state interest and is not narrowly tailored to achieve that goal
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separate-but-equal doctrin
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The doctrine established in Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896) that African Americans could contitutionally be kept in sperate by equal facilities
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de jure segregation
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recial segregation that is required by law
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de facto segregation
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recial segregation that occurs in schools, not as a result of the law, but as a result of patterns of residential settlement
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civil disobedience
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opposing a law one considers unjust by peacefully disobeying it and accepting the resultant punishment
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police powers
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state power to effect laws promoting health, safety, and morals
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equality of result
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Making certain that people achieve the same result
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affirmative action
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programs designed to increase minority participation in some institution (business, schools, labor unions, or government agencies) by taking positive steps to appoint more minority-group members
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reverse discrimination
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using race or sex to give preferential treatment to some people
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equality of opportunity
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giving poeple an equal chance to succeed
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