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13th amendment

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1865 - Abolishes slavery - one of the biggest inequalities

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14th amendment

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1868 - establishes the basic idea of citizenship; guarantees the “equal protection of the law”

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15th amendment

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1870, Prohibits racial discrimination in voting

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Literacy Test

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Blacks often lack education, therefore tests on the Constitution did not go well for them

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Poll tax

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Impacted blacks more because they were poor

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Grandfather clause

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If your grandfather voted, then you could vote. Only white people could.

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Allows discrimination even by the state under the principle of “separate but equal”

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Lynching

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The murder of blacks by white mobs (1880-1950: c, 5,000 victims)

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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

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Outlaws segregation by law in education and overturns Plessy v. Ferguson. Not immediately enforced

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Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955)

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1955 - Rosa parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man –> city-wide bus boycott –> a court decision that ends segregation in transportation

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Sit-Ins 1960

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1960 - challenge segregation at lunch counters

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Birmingham Clash

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1963 - Challenged segregation city-wide; violent response

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

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  • Outlawed discrimination in public accommodations (restaurants, theaters, stores) and employment
  • A response to the Civil Rights Movement, spearheaded by Pres. Johnson
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965

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  • Selma –> Montgomery March highlights voting right issues
  • No discrimination in voting/registration (no lit. tests; fed. officials can register AA to vote instead)
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Civil Rights Act of 1968

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  • Prohibits discrimination in housing
  • Prohibits red-lining (denying mortgages in minority neighborhoods)
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de facto segregation

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In education - minorities still largely segregated based on housing patterns (their schools get less money)

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Seneca Falls Convention

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1848 - Wrote the Declaration of Sentiments - calling for the equality of women. Sets voting rights as a key role

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19th amendment

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1920 - guarantees the women the right to vote in the US

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Equal pay act

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1963 - No sex discrimination in salaries. Wage gap persists (80%)

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Title IX

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Prohibits gender discrimination in education (outlaws sexual harassment, provides equal support for women’s’ athletics)

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Equal rights amendment

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1970 - failure - Opponents argues that women might be forced to work in the military, might not receive alimony

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american indian movement

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1970s - use forceful tacti to draw attention to Native American Rights (ex. Hostage taking at wounded knee)

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Cesar Chavez

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1960s - Hispanic Americans - works to organize agricultural workers to get better wages and working conditions

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Chinese exclusion

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Asian Americans - 1882 - Chinese restricted from immigration and seeking citizenship until 1943

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Japanese internment

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Asian Americans - WW2 1940s - 100,000 Japanese-Americans confined to internment camps out of unjustified fears of

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Lawrence v. Texas

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2003 - Protects same-sex relationships and people will not be charged with a crime when it is consensual

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“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

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Gays serve openly in the military

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Obergefell v. Hodges

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2015 - Required states to recognize same-sex marraiges

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Age discrimination act

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1967/75 - prohibits age discrimination

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education of all handicapped Children Act

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1975 - all children get free, appropriate education

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Americans with disabilities act

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1990 - equal employment; physical access to buildings

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strict scrutiny

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race - needs overwhelming justice

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intermediate scrutiny

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Gender - needs compelling and justified purpose

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rational bias

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Age, criminal record - needs sound rationale

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California Regents v. Bakke

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1978 - Court rejects “quota” system

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Aderand v. Pena

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1995 - no set-asides for minority-owned firms

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Grutter v. Bollinger

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2013 - SC upholds race as a factor of limited weight in college admission has essentially been overturned now

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random selection

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Limited number of people selected so that each has the same chance of being chosen; key to accurate polling

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margin of error

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How far the poll may vary from the actual opinion

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sample

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part of a population

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population

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the whole

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social pressure

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people may answer a question how they think they should (even if it is not accurate)

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direction

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Favor or oppose

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intensity

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How strongly the positions are held

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salience

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How important in relation to other issues

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single-member districts

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Not proportional representation - keeps out the third parties

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proportional representation

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people who rep. the whole state. 60% of democrats would get those seats. 10% green would get those seates. precense of thrid parties

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third parties

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other groups of people aside from the major parties (dem/rep.); minor parties (green, libertarian)

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party-in-the-electorate

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Voters who identify with one political party. Self identify. Non-binding on voters. identify and recruit candidates, work polls, fundraising.

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party organization

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Formal structure of the party. local/state/national levels; no chain of command. Activities like identifying and recruiting candidates, working polls, fundraising, getting out the vote, convention and platform

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party in government

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party members chosen for political office. Congress and parties are increasingly polarized

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federalists

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wanted a strong central government, favor elite, promote manufacturing

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democratic - republicans

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Favored common people, states rights, farming

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Democrats

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Favor westward expansion, oppose tariffs, oppose national bank, support states rights/segregation; appeal to farmers/immigrants

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Republicans

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Favor rights for blacks; support industry, business owners

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Whigs

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Favor government spending on roads, canals, railroads, tariffs

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