Chapter 5

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13th amendment

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One of the three Civil War amendments specifically bans slavery in the United States

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Civil rights

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The government Protected rights of individuals against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by governments or individuals

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Black codes

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Laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves passed by Southern states following the Civil War

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14th amendment

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One of the three Civil War amendments guarantees equal protection and due process of the law to all United States citizens

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Equal protection clause

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Section of the 14th amendment that guarantees all citizens receive equal protection of the laws

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15th amendment

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One of the three Civil War amendments specifically enfranchised newly freed male slaves

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Jim Crow laws

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Laws enacted by Southern states that required segregation in public schools theaters hotels and other public accommodations

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Civil rights cases 1883

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The name under five separate cases under the Supreme Court which said that segregation cannot be prohibited because such discrimination was private not state discrimination

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Poll tax

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A tax levied in many southern states and localities that had to be paid before an eligible voter could cast a ballot

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Grandfather clause

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Voter qualification provision in many southern states that allowed only those citizens who’s grandfathers had voted before reconstruction to vote if they passed a wealth or literacy test

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Plessy Versus Ferguson

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Separate but equal

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Suffrage movement

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The drive for voting rights for women that took place in the United States from 1890- 1920

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19th amendment

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Amendment to the constitution that guaranteed women the right to vote

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Brown versus Board of Education

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segregation was unconstitutional under 14 amendment

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Civil rights act of 1964

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Outlawed segregation in public facilities and discrimination in employment, education, and voting

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De jure discrimination

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Racial segregation that is a direct result of the law or official policy

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De facto discrimination

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Racial discrimination the results from practice rather than the law

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Equal rights amendment

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Proposed amendment to the Constitution that states “equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex”

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Suspect classification

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Category or class such as race that triggers the highest standard of scrutiny from the Supreme Court

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Strict scrutiny

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A heightened standard of review used by the Supreme Court to determine the constitutional validity of a challenge practice

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Equal pay act of 1963

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Legislation that requires employers to pay men and women equal pay for equal work

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Title IX

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Provision of the education amendments of 1972 the bars educational institutions that receive federal funds from discriminating against female students

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Affirmative Action

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Policies designed to give special attention or compensatory treatment to members of a previously disadvantaged group