AP Gov.: Chapter 9 Vocab

protections for individuals from discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religion, sex, etc

freed the slaves

citizenship/due process/equal protection/used to incorporate bill of rights to states

right to vote to african-american males

been used to protect the civil rights of americans from discrimination

established separate but equal

name given to segregation laws in southern states

segregaton based on law

segregation based not on law but on factors such as residential housing patterns

policy designed to address the consequences of previous discrimination by providing special consideration to individuals based on race/gender etc

SCOTUS ruling that ended separate by equal in public schools

large group of citizens organizing for political change

intentional refusal to obey a law in order to call attention to its injustice

legislation that outlaws racial segregation in schools and public places

legislation that outlaws literacy and authorized DOJ to register voters in uncooperative cities, counties and states

granted right to vote to all women

legislation that prohibited sex discrimination in schools which received federal funds

document that outlined how the CR movement was a natural extension of the words of jefferson in the dec of independence when dealing with natural rights

would have outlawed discrimination based on sex but did not get added to the constitution

government must have a compelling interest to justify the unequal treatment of individuals or groups

generally the guideline when courts are considering gender discrimination cases

treating groups/people differently must be reasonable and not arbitrary

given credit for starting the montgomery bus boycott of 1955

lawyer for NAACP who became first african-american SCOTUS justice

this 1990 law outlawed discrimination against those who had psychical handicaps

outlawed poll taxes

this scotus ruling said that affirmative action programs were constitutional but quotas based only on race were no

this SCOTUS ruling said in affirmative action programs, race could be considered as one factor

this SCOTUS ruling outlawed automatic points to those in affirmative action programs

this SCOTUS ruling said that consensual sexual conduct was protected by the 14th amendment under the due process clause

this SCOTUS ruling said that under the equal protection clause, same sex marriage was legal

this SCOTUS ruling said that the slaves in america were not citizens ands as such had no rights