Section 4 Flashcards
Civil Liberties & Civil Rights
what are civil rights?
guarantees of equal opportunity and protection.
what are civil liberties?
Stop government from taking action and protecting individual choices.
what is equal treatment?
being treated fairly.
what is prescription?
action of the government required to take.
what is proscriptions?
limit on what government can do.
what is selective incorporation?
Parts of the bill of right applied to state governments.
what is abridgement?
to limit or lessen.
What us civil rights act of 1957?
Rights for everyone to vote.
what is civil rights of 1964?
Segregation ended and discrimination law.
what is voting rights act of 1965?
prohibits racial discrimination in voting.
what is the fair housing act?
equal housing opportunities for everyone.
what is the equal pay act of 1963?
illegal making women and men wages different.
what is title vii of civil rights act of 1964?
illegal to retaliate on someone who complains about discrimination.
what is title ix of 1972?
illegal to discriminate against sex and religious beliefs in education.
what is pregnancy discrimination act of 1972?
illegal to discriminate a pregnant woman.
what is emancipation?
to legally free someone.
what is abolition?
to work to end slavery.
what is abolitionist?
were opposed an sought to end slavery.
what is reconstruction?
equality of blacks.
what was the civil rights movement?
MLK to acknowledge and end segregation.
what is compliance?
to follow legal requirements.
what is grassroot organization?
asking for change in policy.
what are activists?
nonviolent actions to change the government.
what is white flight?
large-scale migration of whites from socially mixed sub areas.