Civil Rights And Supreme Court Cases Flashcards
The Civil Rights Act of 1871
The Enforcement Act of 1871, also known as the Ku Klux Klan Act, Third Enforcement Act, Third Ku Klux Klan Act, Civil Rights Act of 1871, or Force Act of 1871, is an Act of the United States Congress which empowered the President to suspend the writ of habeas corpus to combat the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and other terrorist organizations. The act was passed by the 42nd United States Congress and signed into law by United States President Ulysses S. Grant on April 20, 1871.
Plessy vs Ferguson
a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution as long as the facilities for each race were equal in quality, a doctrine that came to be known as “separate but equal”
The Fair Employment Act
banning discriminatory employment practices (racial) by federal agencies and all unions and companies engaged in war-related work. The order also established the Fair Employment Practices Commission to enforce the new policy.
Title VII of the 1964 civil rights act
banned discrimination by private employers
Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka
a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that U.S. state laws establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional, even if the segregated schools are otherwise equal in quality. The Court’s decision partially overruled its 1896 decision Plessy v. Ferguson, declaring that the “separate but equal” notion was unconstitutional for American public schools and educational facilities
Bolling vs Sharpe
a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that the Constitution prohibits segregated public schools in the District of Columbia.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Passed to protect the rights of both black men and all women. It served as a foundation for the women’s rights movement. Made it illegal to engage in acts of discrimination in public facilities, government and employment.
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act
Passed in 1978 as an amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Stipulated that people cannot be discriminated against due to pregnancy, childbirth, or medical issues related to pregnancy or childbirth.
Civil Rights Act of 1968
Made it illegal to discriminate against individuals during the sale, rental, or financing of housing. Also referred to as the Fair Housing Act of 1968.
Age discrimination in employment act
made it illegal for employers to discriminate against people who are forty years old or greater in age.
Loving v. Virginia
ruled that the racial integrity act of 1924 banning interracial marriage was unconstitutional. Put an end to race based restrictions on marriage
Jones V. Mayer
Supreme court ruled that congress has the authority to regulate the sale of private property for the purpose of preventing racial discrimination.
Roe V. Wade
Courts decision in 1973 struck down Texas’s abortion laws
Regents of the University of California V. Bakke
Banned quota systems in universities for different races but found that programs providing advantages to minorities was constitutionally sound.
Americans with disabilities act (ADA)
passed by congress in 1990. States individuals with disabilities should receive nondiscriminatory treatment in jobs, access to businesses and other stores, and other services. All businesses must be wheelchair accessible.
