Chapter 11 Vocab Flashcards
held that workplace discrimination was illegal throughout the nation under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
Bostock v. Clayton County
defined marriage at the national level and declared that states did not have to accept same-sex marriages recognized in other states
Defense of Marriage Act (1996)
prevented the military from asking about the private sexual status of its personnel but also prevented gays and lesbains from acknowledging or revealing it
“don’t ask, don’t tell” (1994)
required employers to pay men and women the same wage for the same job
Equal Pay Act (1963)
guarantees civil rights to all citizens
equal protection clause
stated “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied on account of sex” and gave Congress power to enforce this
Equal Rights Amendment (1972)
one of the leaders of the Civil Rights movement
King Jr., Martin Luther
the court struck down a state law that declared “a person commits an offense if he engages in homosexual intercourse with another individual of the same sex”
Lawrence v. Texas (2003)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s call for action of nonviolent protest
“Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
started by Betty Friedan, and encouraged women to speak up for themselves, apply to male-dominated jobs, and to organize for equality in the public sphere
National Women’s Organization
gave women the right to vote
Nineteenth Amendment
the court ruled that states preventing same-sex marriage violate the Constitution
Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)
the analysis by courts to guarantee legislation is narrowly tailored to avoid violation of law to policies that treated genders differently
strict scrutiny
guaranteed that women have the same educational opportunities as men in programs receiving federal government funding
Title IX
ruled that state school segregation laws violate the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
