THE IMPACT OF SALIENT POLITICAL ISSUES CONCERNING CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES ;RACE Flashcards

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when did the civil rights movement begin

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late 1940’s

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2
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what ruling ended segregation in the south

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brown vs board 1954

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example of the troubles black people had

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murder of emmett till in 1955

His killers were freed by an all white jury even though they admitted to the crime

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what methods did the civil rights movement use

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direct action and peaceful civil disobedience - sit-ins and boycotts

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5
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what year was the “i had a dream” speech

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1963

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what year was mlk assassinated

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1968

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what bills came from the civil rights movement

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civil rights acts - 1957,64,68

voting rights act of 1965

24th amendment

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what is affirmative action

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positive discrimination to favour racial minorities

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9
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when was affirmative action first used

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1960’s

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10
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how many states is affirmative action banned in

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9

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most of which party back and dislike affirmative action

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Democrats back it - obama, biden

Republicans critical of it - W.bush, trump

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12
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What did fisher v university of texas 2016 rule

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affirmative action was legal

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13
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What did the voting rights act 1965 do

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made it easier for african americans to vote

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14
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What did shelby county V holder 2013 do

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say states could impose restrictions on voting

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15
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how many states have introduced voter restrictions since 2010

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25

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16
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Main voter restriction

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id identification

17
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who does id identification affect the most

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african-americans and hispanics less likely to have id

18
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one possible explanation of incarceration rates being high

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Evidence from fbi shows african-americans are more likely to do crime

Probably due to having worse social conditions

19
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african americans are how much more likely to get done for drug charges vs whites

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6 times more likely

20
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what % of social distancing charges in new york where for black people

21
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A black man born in 2001 has what chance of ending up in jail over a lifetime vs white

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Black - 1 in 3

White - 1 in 17

22
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all but how many state ban ex-felons from voting

23
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since the 1970’s what has risen

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Felony disenfranchisement

24
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by 2016 what amount of african americans couldn’t vote

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1 in 3 because of previous charges

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example of less felony disenfranchisement happening
in 2018 florida a state with a lot of ex-felons passed a ballot initiative to allow ex-felons to vote
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When did black life's matter start
2013
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how has BLM had an impact on politics
exposes the violence faced by african-americans across te ISA
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Black americans are how much more likely to be killed by the police than whites
2.5x
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what happened with blm in 2020
george floyd was killed by a police man Over 23 million people attended demonstrations in the us
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Fair-right extremists and white supremacists were responsible for what amount of terrorism in 2020
2 thirds
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is alt-right on the rise
yes
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example of alt-right under trump
trump associated with alt-right leaders Tweeted over blm "when the looting starts, the shooting starts"
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Example of far-right extremism
23 hispanic people killed in a 2019 shooting in a Walmart in texas
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Who poses a threat to democracy
far-right
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What was shown on the capitol attacks in january 2021
Swastikas and confederate flags