Flashcards
Separate But Equal Terms
Cards in this deck (17)
- 114th Amendment1) Citizenship for African Americans, 2) Repeal of 3/5 Compromise, 3) Denial of former confederate officials from holding national or state office, 4) Repudiate (reject) confederate debts
- 2De jure Segregaetionsegregation established by law
- 3De facto SegregationLatin phrase for "by fact". Segregation by result of tradition
- 4Jim Crow LawsLaws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites
- 5Original JurisdictionThe jurisdiction of courts that hear a case first, usually in a trial. These are the courts that determine the facts about a case.
- 6Appellate JurisdictionAuthority of court to review a decision of a lower court or administrative agency.
- 7Legal BriefA written document drawn up by an attorney that presents the facts and points of law in a client's case
- 8Majority Opiniona statement that presents the views of the majority of supreme court justices regarding a case
- 9Dissenting OpinionA statement written by a justice who disagrees with the majority opinion, presenting his or her opinion
- 10Stare DecisisA common law doctrine under which judges are obligated to follow the precedents established in prior decisions
- 11Precedent(n.) an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
- 12Due Process of LawsAmendment 5 and 14
- 13Dred Scott v. SanfordSupreme Court case that decided US Congress did not have the power to prohibit slavery in federal territories and slaves, as private property, could not be taken away without due process - basically slaves would remain slaves in non-slave states and slaves could not sue because they were not citizens
- 14Plessy v. Fergusona 1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized state ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal
- 15Brown v. Board of Education1954 - The Supreme Court overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated.
- 16Briggs v. ElliotSouth Carolina Supreme Court case that dealt with segregation in the public school system.
- 17Korematsu1944 Supreme Court case where the Supreme Court upheld the order providing for the relocation of Japanese Americans. It was not until 1988 that Congress formally apologized and agreed to pay $20,000 2 each survivor