Civil rights Flashcards
1
Q
Civil Disobedience
A
breaking law as a form of protest because you believe its wrong
2
Q
institutionalized
A
official policy from the government of a business
3
Q
discrimination
A
treating a group of people unfairly
4
Q
jim crow laws
A
southern laws enforcing segregation
5
Q
poll tax
A
a tax someone had to pay before they could vote
6
Q
literacy test
A
hard test that people had to pass before they could vote
7
Q
Plessy v. Ferguson
A
said segregation was ok
8
Q
redress
A
setting things right
9
Q
brown vs board of education
A
ended segregation
10
Q
quota
A
a number must be met
11
Q
affirmative action
A
trying to overcome past racism by encouraging diversity
12
Q
university of California Regents V. Bakke
A
cant use racial quotas
