Civil Rights Flashcards

1
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civil rights

A

freedoms guaranteed by the constitution

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2
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dissent

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protest or speaking out against people in change rules and laws

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3
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civil disobedience

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braking a law as a form of protest

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4
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institutionalized

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official policy from the govt. of a business

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5
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discrimination

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treating a group of people unfairly because they are a member of that group

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6
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segregation

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dividing people based on race

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7
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jim crow laws

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southern laws enforcing segregation

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8
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poll tax

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a tax someone had to pay to vote

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9
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literacy test

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a complicated test that people had to pass before they were allowed to vote

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10
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plessy v. Ferguson

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said segregation was ok

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11
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redress

A

setting things right

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12
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brown v. board of education

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ended segregation in public schools

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13
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quota

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a number that must be met

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14
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affirmative action

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trying to overcome past racism by encouraging diversity in a workplace or school

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15
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UOCR v. Bakke

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said cannot use racial quotas for admissions to colleges

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16
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1st amendment

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freedom of religion, protest, assembly, speech, press

17
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13th amendment

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freed slaves

18
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14th amendment

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if you were born in the U.S your a citizen

19
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15th amendment

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cant deny the right to vote due to race

20
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1964 civil rights act

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banned race and sex discrimination in public places

ended jim crow

21
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1965 voting rights act

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banned poll taxes and literacy test

22
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26th amendment

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said citizens can vote at 18

23
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N.O.W

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national organizations for women

24
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migrant workers

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low paid immigrant farm laborers

25
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U.F.W

A

united farm workers

26
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A.I.M

A

Amerian Indian movement