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Flashcards by AARON LACEY, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by AARON LACEY
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| Question | Answer |
| Civil Rights | Freedoms guaranteed by the constitution |
| Dissent | Protest or speaking out against people in charge, rules, or laws |
| Civil Disobedience | Breaking a law as a form of protect because you believe it is wrong A form of dissent |
| Institutionalized | Official policy from the Government of a business Example: racism was institutionalized in the South; it was the LAW to segregate Blacks and Whites |
| Discrimination | Treating a group of people unfairly because they are a member of that group: Example: Not hiring women; Not letting African Americans vote; Not letting Muslims into the country |
| Segregation | Dividing people based on race |
| Jim Crow Laws | Southern laws enforcing segregation |
| Poll Tax | A tax someone had to pay before they could vote Used to keep minorities from voting in the south |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | Said segregation was ok You can have separate facilities as long as they are equal "Separate but equal" |
| Redress | v. setting things right n. remedy or compensation for wrongdoing |
| Brown v. Board of Education | Ended segregation in public schools Overturned Plessy v Ferguson Said school segregation violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment |
| Quota | A number that must be met Examples: Teachers must assign 9 assignments per 9-weeks A college setting aside 16 spots for African American students |
| Affirmative Action | Trying to overcome past racism by encouraging diversity in a workplace or school admissions |
| University of California Regents v. Bakke | Said cannot use racial quotas for admissions to colleges You can use race as A factor however Allowed limited affirmative action |
| 1st Amendment | Freedom of religion Freedom to protest (or petition) Freedom to assemble Freedom of the press |
| 13th Amendment | Ended Slavery |
| 14th Amendment | If you are born in the U.S. you're a citizen All citizens are guaranteed equal protection under the law (this is called the "equal protection clause") |
| 15 Amendment | States cannot deny the right to vote based on race |
| 1964 Civil Rights Act | Banned racial and sex discrimination in public places (ended Jim Crow laws) Banned racial and sex discrimination in hiring |
| 1965 Voting Rights Act | Banned poll taxes as a requirement for voting Banned literacy tests as a requirement for voting Created federal government oversight for states with a poor civil rights record |
| 26th Amendment | Said citizens can vote at 18 years old |
| N.O.W. | National Organization for Women Fights to end sex discrimination |
| Migrant Workers | Low-paid Immigrant farm laborers Move around from farm to farm, season to season Usually Latin-American Often undocumented |
| UFW | United farm workers Worked to improve conditions for migrant farm workers |
| AIM | American Indian Movement Works to protect the rights of American Indians |
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