civil rights vocab Flashcards
civil rights
Freedoms guaranteed by the constitution
dissent
protest or speaking out against people in charge, rules
civil disobedience
breaking law in a form of protest because you belive its wrong.
institutionalized
official policy from the gov.of a business
discrimination
treating a group of people unfairly because they are a member of that group.
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
literacy test
a complicated test that people had to pass to before they were allowed to vote.
plessy v. Ferguson
said segregation was ok
redress
setting things right
brown v. board of education
ended segregation in public schools
Quota
a number that must be met
affirmative action
trying to overcome racism by encouraging diversity
university of California Regents v. bakka
said cannot use racial quotes for admissions for college
