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48 Cards in this Set
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Equal treatment of all americans under the law is provided by the ______
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14th amendment ( equal protection clause)
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Civil Liberties vs. Civil Rights
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Civil liberties are limitations on government it specifies what they cannot do. Civil rights specify what the government MUST do to ensure equal protection and freedom from discrimination
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Dred Scott vs. Sanford( 1857)
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The Supreme Court held that slaves were not citizens of the United States nor were entitled to the rights and privileges of citzenship
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The Supreme Court held that slaves were not citizens of the United States nor were entitled to the rights and privileges of citzenship
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Dred Scott vs. Sanford
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Emancipation Proclamtion
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SLAVES WERE FREE
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Thirteenth amendment
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states that neither slavery nor involuntary sertitude shall exist within the United States
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Fourtneeth Amendment
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all people born or naturalized in the United States are citzens
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Fifteenth Amendment
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the right to vote
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Civil Right act of 1866
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it extended citzenship to anyone born in the United States and gave African Americans full equality before the law
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Civil rights act of 1872
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aka. anti klu klux klan act
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Civil rights act of 1875
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everyone is entitled to full and equal enjoyment of public accomodations, theaters, and other places of public amusment
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Plessy vs. Ferguson
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Separate but Equal
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__________: a state primary election that restricts voting to whites only
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White Primary
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__________: a device used by souther states to disenfranchise African Americans. It restricted voting to those whose grandfathers had voted before 1867.
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Grandfather Clause
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__________: A special tax that must be paid as a qualification for voting.
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Poll tax
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Civil rights act of 1875
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everyone is entitled to full and equal enjoyment of public accomodations, theaters, and other places of public amusment
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______: A test administered as a precondition for voting, often used to prevent African Americans from exercising their right to vote
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Literacy Test
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Smith vs. Allwright
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supreme court held that the white primary was in violation of the fifteenth amendment
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supreme court held that the white primary was in violation of the fifteenth amendment
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smith vs. allwright
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supreme court held that the white primary was in violation of the fifteenth amendment
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smith vs. allwright
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Govenor Faubus ( 1957)
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Integration in little rock Arkansas Presient EIsenhower had to send federal tropos
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University Mississippi (Oxford 1962)
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an African American attempted to enroll at University of Mississippi President Kenneddy was forced to send troops
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___________: Racial segregation because of past and economic conditions
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De facto segregation
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_______: Racial segregation because that occurs because of laws
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De jure segregation
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year of Emmett Till
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1955
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date of emmett till
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1955
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Montgomery bus boycotts
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Rosa Parks was asked to move to colored section of bus but didn't. Montgomery bus boycott by Martin luther King
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Dr. Martin Luther King advoacted noviolent __________as a means to achieve racial justice. He was influenced by Gandi.
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civil disobedience
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Malcolm X was an advocate for
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black power
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
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it forbade discrimination of the basis of race, color, religion, gender and national origin.
1. outlawed discrimination in voter registration 2.desegregate public schools and 3. established equality in employment |
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
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outlawed discriminatory vote-registration tests, and federally administered voting procedures
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19th amendment
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voting rights
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Equal Rights Amendment
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equality of rights by gender
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"level the playing field"
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affirmative action
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_______:overcome present effects of past discrimination
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affirmative action
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University of California vs. Bakee
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kid didn't get into medical school while a minority with lower qualifications did because the admissions poly used race as a sole criterior. Race can't be the only factor!
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kid didn't get into medical school while a minority with lower qualifications did because the admissions poly used race as a sole criterior. Race can't be the only factor!
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University of California vs. Bakke
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affirmative action benefits ___ the most
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white women
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(1986) Bowers vs. hardwick
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a georgia law that made homosexual conduct between two adults a crime- unconstitutional based on 14th amendment
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a georgia law that made homosexual conduct between two adults a crime- unconstitutional based on 14th amendment
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(1986) Bowers vs. Hardwick
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Lawrence v. texas (2003)
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result was to invalidate all sodomy laws throughout the country
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result was to invalidate all sodomy laws throughout the country
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Lawrence vs. Texas (2003)
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Boy Scouts vs. Dale (2000)
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case came before the Supreme Court which held that, as a private organization, the Boy Scouts had the right to determine the requirements becoming a Scout Leader
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case came before the Supreme Court which held that, as a private organization, the Boy Scouts had the right to determine the requirements becoming a Scout Leader
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Boy Scouts vs. Dale
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Same sex marriages- Hawaii
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Hawaii supreme court rules that denying marriage licenses to gay couples violate the equal protection clause of Hawaii constution
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______ was the first state to recognize gay marriage in 2003
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Massachusetts
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Sipuel vs. Oklahoma state regents and Mcclaurin
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Black girl wanted to go to OU but they wouldn't let her because it was a white only school.// black guy too. OU sucks, moral of the story. freakin' racists.
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Sweatt v. Painter
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Black guy wanted to go to Texas law school but they were like NO you are black. they said unconstitutional
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