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13 Cards in this Set
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programs designed to increase minority participation in some institution (businesses, schools, labor unions, or government agencies) by taking positive steps to appoint more minority-group members
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affirmative action
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opposing a law one considers unjust by peacefully disobeying it and accepting the resultant punishment
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civil disobediance
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the rights of people to be treated without unreasonable or unconstitutional differences
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civil rights
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racial 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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de facto segregation
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racial segregation that is required by law
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de jure segregation
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giving people an equal chance to succeed
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equility of opportunity
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making certain that people achieve the same result
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equility of result
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cases concerning the Constitution, federal laws, or treaties
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federal question cases
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state power to enact laws promoting health, safety, and morals
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police power
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using race or sex to give preferential treatment to some people
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reverse descrimination
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the doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that African Americans could constitutionally be kept in separate but equal facilities
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separate but equal doctrine
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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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strict scrutiny
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classifications of people on the basis of their race or ethnicity
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suspect classifications
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