Civil Rights Flashcards
Women gained
the right to vote
with the passage
of the ____
19th Amendment
Affirmative
Action was
created by this
U.S. President.
LBJ
What was
the doll
test?
Demonstrate how segregation A test that showed segregation had created a sense of inferiority among blacks
Jim Crow Laws
in the South
were named for
A character in
who portrayed
a stereotype in
traveling shows
What is
Title IX?
Schools that receive federal funding must not deny any person educational opportunities based on their sex
Women are a
________ of
the population
in the US?
Majority
How were African
Americans
treated after the
Civil War?
Were required by law to use separate facilities, such as restrooms and schools
Plessey v.
Ferguson
Plessey v.
Ferguson
Brown v. the
Board of
Education
All schools in the
United States were
desegregated by
1955
24th
Amendment
Outlawed
Poll Tax
What was the
main goal of
Affirmative
Action
The Federal Government hopes to overcome effects of past discrimination
What is the
glass
ceiling?
The idea that, due to limited advancement opportunities in the workplace, there are fewer women in business leadership positions
Constitutional power as a justification to address discrimination when creating the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The Interstate
Commerce
Power
De jure
Segregation
Segregation
by law.
De facto
Segregation
Segregation
by the fact it
exists
Equal
Protection
Clause
Laws of a state
must be
applied equally.
Used by counties in the South to prevent Af. American from voting?
Literacy
tests
Women make
______ on the
dollar compared
to men.
$0.82
______ of the
top 500
companies have
female CEOs
41
University of
California v.
Bakke
Racial quotas in the admissions process at universities is not allowed
Heart of
Atlanta Motel
v. U.S.
Congress did have the power to keep privately owned businesses, open to the public, from discriminating based on race and religion
The _________ is the leading organization in terms of reporting hate crimes in the US.
SPLC
______ have the highest poverty rate out of any race group in the US
Native Americans
__________ is the motive behind over 50% of all hate crimes in the US.
Race/Ethnicity
Is defined is a prejudice-motivated situation, often violent, which occurs when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her membership (or perceived membership) in a certain social group.
Hate Crime
