Ch. 6 civil rights Flashcards

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What is the due process clause

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5th/14th ammendment, means that laws must be reasonable and fair and that those accused of breaking the law and who stand to lose life liberty or property as a consequence have the right to appear before the judge

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The Equal Protection Clause

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Provides the basis for the goal of legal equality purpose was to protect the civil rights of newly freed slaves

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13th amendment

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Abolition of slavery

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15th amendment

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Extended voting rights to freed slaves

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The 19th amendment

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Extending rights to women

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The Dred Scott decision why was this case significant

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The case was a precursor for future challenges to slavery the court ruled that slaves are not citizens

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Separate but equal

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The case involves segregation of railway cars by race Plessy vs Ferguson 1896 the Supreme Court interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection Clause to determine that as long as facilities were equal the Equal Protection Clause was not violated laws affecting segregation in private places employment and other areas of social life were protected

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What are the two types of segregation

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De facto (in fact) De jure (by law)

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De facto segregation

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Product of private actions not the result of government policies

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De jure segregation

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Discrimination arising from or supported by the law created by policies and actions of the government example of segregation in public schools

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Brown v.board of education of Topeka kids were segregated by race to attend different schools

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This lawsuit challenge to separate but equal doctrine the court ruled that separate but equal was unconstitutional on the basis of the 14th amendment

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Voting rights

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The basic right to vote are derived from the state laws the Fifteenth Amendment protects this right

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Tactics used to prevent the ability to vote

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Impose requirements to determine eligibility to vote grandfather clause literacy tests poll taxes white primaries

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Voting requirements prevented black voters from voting legislation did not abolished the use of literacy tests prohibited discrimination in public accommodations hotels theaters restaurants prohibited discrimination in employment and desegregated public facilities and public education

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The voting rights Act of 1965

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Prohibits voting practices and procedures that discriminate on the basis of race color or language including the use of literacy test poll taxes required bilingual written voting materials and assistance

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