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11 Cards in this Set
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Discrimination
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The use of any unreasonable and unjust criterion of exclusion
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Civil Rights
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Obligation imposed on government to take positive action to protect citzens from any illegal action of government agencies and of other private citizens
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Equal Protection Clause
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Provision of the Fourteenth Amendment guaranteeing citizens "the equal protection of the laws.' This clause has been the basis for the civil rights of African Americans, women, and other groups.
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13th Amendment
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Abolished slavery
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14th Amendment
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Guaranteed equal protection and due process
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15th Amdenment
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It guaranteed voting rights for African American Men
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"Separate by equal" rule
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Doctrine that public accommodations could be segregated by race but still be considered equal
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Gerrymandering
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The apportionment of voters in districts in such a way as to give unfair advantage to one racial or ethnic group or political party
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Redlining
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A practice in which banks refuse to make loans to people living in certain geographic locations
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Intermediate Scrutiny
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Test used by the Supreme Court in gender discrimination cases that places the burden of proof partially on the government and partially on the challengers
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Affirmative Action
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Government policies or programs that seek to redress pas injustices against specified groups by making special efforts to provide members of those groups with access to educational and employment opportunities
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