Unit 10 US History Flashcards
The 19th amendment extended the right to vote for _________
Women
Define the 15th Amendment
Granted black men to vote, era of reconstruction
Who was the first Hispanic to serve of the Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I have a dream” speech on March of ____
1963
Cesar Chaves fought for the rights of which workers?
Migrant Workers (Latinos)
NAACP fought to expand opportunities for which Americans?
African Americans
The 24th Amendment eliminated which voting tax?
Poll Tax
Title IX & Affirmative Action were implemented to expand ___________ opportunities.
Economic
Did George Wallace support racial segregation?
yes
Define souther democrats
Congressional group of senators attempting to block civil rights reforms.
Define Civil Rights Act of 1964
Ended Discrimination in the work place.
Segregation
Forced separation, often by race
Title IX (9)
no person shall be denied form Education based off of color or sex
Court decisions
can declare discriminatory laws as unconstitutional promoting equal participation.
Civil Rights
legal and political rights enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country