Civil Rights Flashcards
Civil Rights
Freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution.
Dissent
Protest or speaking out against people in charge, rules or laws.
Civil Disobedience
Breaking a law as a form of protest because you believe it is wrong.
A form of dissent
Institutionalized
Official policy from the government of a business
Ex: racism was institutionalized in the South; it was the LAW to segregate Blacks and Whites
Discrimination
Treating a group of people unfairly because they are a member of that group
Ex: Not hiring women; Not letting African Americans vote and Not letting Muslims into the country
Segregation
Dividing people based on race
Jim Crow Laws
Southern laws enforcing segregation
Poll Tax
A tax someone had to pay before they could vote
Used to keep minorities from voting in the South
Literacy Test
A complicated test that people had to pass before they were allowed to vote
Used to keep minorities from voting in the South
Plessy V. Ferguson
Said segregation was okay
You can have separate facilities as long as they are equal
¨Separate but equal¨
Redress
V. setting things right
N. remedy or compensation for wrongdoing
!st Amendment often had to be redressed
Brown V. Board of Education
Ended segregation in public schools
Overturned Plessy V Ferguson
Said school segregation violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment
Quota
A number that must be met
Examples:
Teachers must assign 9 assignments per 9- weeks
A college setting aside 16 spots for African American students
Affirmative Action
Trying to overcome past racism by encouraging diversity in a workplace or school admissions
University of California V. Bakke
Said cannot use racial quotas for admissions to colleges
You can use race as a factor however
Allowed limited affirmative action
