Political Science Final Set 1

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generally all rights rooted in the fourteenth amendment's guarantee of equal protection under the law

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civil rights

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those personal freedoms that are protected for all individuals. typically involve restraining the governments actions against individuals

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civil liberties

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the doctrine holding that separate but equal facilities do not violate the equal protection clause

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separate but equal doctrine

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part of the fourteenth amendment to the unities states constitution, provides that not state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws

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equal protection clause

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concerned a louisiana resident who was one eighth african american who was forced to leave a train that was restricted to whites.

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plessy v ferguson

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established that segregation of races in public schools violates the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment

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brown v board of education of topeka

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a non violent refusal to obey allegedly unjust laws

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civil disobedience

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what paved the way for the civil rights movement

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brown v board of education

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Forbade discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, and national origin

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civil rights act of 1964

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outlawed the requirement that would-be voters in the United States take literacy tests to qualify to register to vote, and it provided for federal registration of voters in areas that had less than 50% of eligible minority voters registered.

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voting rights act of 1965

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What are the consequences of civil rights legislation regarding minority political participation and social and economic disparities that remain.

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more minorities vote, and race consciousness continues to divide African Americans and white Americans.

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officially abolished, continues to prohibit, slavery, and, with limited exceptions (those convicted of a crime), prohibits involuntary servitude.

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thirteenth amendment

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provides that governments in the United States may not prevent a citizen from voting because of his race, color, or previous condition of servitude (slavery).

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fifteenth amendment

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Section 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.

Section 2. The Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

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nineteenth amendment

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prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax.

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twenty fourth amendment