Civil Rights Flashcards
Civil disobedience
Opposing a law one considers unjust by peacefully disobeying it and accepting the resultant punishment.
Civil rights
The rights of people to be treated without unreasonable or unconstitutional differences.
De facto segregation
Racial segregation that occurs in school, not as a result of law, but as a result of a residential settlement.
De jure segregation
Racial segregation that is required by law
Equality of opportunity
Giving people an equal chance to succeed
Equality of result
Making certain that people achieve the same result
Police powers
State power to effect laws promoting safety, health and morals
Reverse discrimination
Using race or sex to give preferential treatment to some people
Separate but equal law
The doctrine in plessy vs. Ferguson the blacks could constitutionally be segregated
Affirmative Action
Programs designed to increase minority participation in some institutions by taking positive steps to appoint more minority-group members
