Civil Rights: Equal Protection Under The Law

Question 0

14th Amendment aims to nationalize the meaning of civil rights through….

Answer 0

The Incorporation Doctrine

Question 1

The history of the civil rights movement parallels…

Answer 1

The nationalization of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution

Question 2

Criteria that the Supreme Court after the Brown v. The Board of Education case to the 14th Amendment’s due process rights and equal protection under the law

Answer 2

1. Reasonable classification, the distinction between persons and groups
2. Rational basis test, if the legislative intent of the law is reasonable and legitimate and serves the public good
3. Strict scrutiny test, which laces the burden on the states to prove that laws that discriminate fulfill a “compelling government interest”

Question 3

Civil Rights Act 1964

Answer 3

Made discrimination in public accommodations like hotels and restaurants illegal

Question 4

Civil Rights Act of 1991

Answer 4

Placed the burden on the employer to prove that hiring was non-discriminatory
Heated public hatred for affirmative action

Question 5

Proposition 209

Answer 5

Aka California Civil Rights Initiative

Directed California not to take race or gender into account in government hiring practices