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V - Civic Rights & Public Policies Flashcards

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Civil Rights

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Protections for individuals & groups from discrimination by gov’t or other individuals

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Civil Liberties

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Constitutional protections against the gov’t

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The word “equality” was not mentioned in the Constitution until

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1868

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Constitution implied equality because

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the rights listed were not denied to one group

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14th Amendment

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Forbids states from denying “equal protection of the laws”

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Equal protection clause

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Has often been used to support the advancement of equality

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Courts have developed tests/ standards to

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evaluate whether a law violates the equal protection clause

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A law must be reasonable

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Law must not be arbitrary & reflect legitimate gov’t purpose

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Inherently suspect

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Classifications based on race & ethnicity are seen as inherently suspect

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A law that is inherently suspect must be proven by

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A compelling public interest

Demonstrate no other way to achieve the legitimate purpose of the law

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A law that is intermediate scrutiny must

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discriminate based on gender that have a lower standard to meet

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Intermediate scrutiny law example

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Law that only draft is constitutional

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American slavery

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Lasted nearly 250 years in America

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In chattel slavery, slaves were considered to be

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Properties

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Dred Scott v Sanford (1857)

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Slaves were property with NO legal right under the Constitution

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13th Amendment (1865)

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Banned slavery in US states & territories

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Era of Reconstruction (1865-1877)

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Temporary progress towards racial equality for African Americans

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14th Amendment

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States must protect rights & provide “equal protection of the law” & “due process”
Declared all persons born in the US as citizens

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15th Amendment

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universal male suffrage

Right to vote could not be denied “on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude”

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Reconstruction officially ended in

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the election of 1876

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The court has at times

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Allowed the restriction of civil rights

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In the south, Jim Crow laws

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legalized racial segregation

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De jure segregation

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Segregation mandated by law

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De facto segregation

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Segregation exists, not required by law

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De facto segregation occurred

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largely in the north

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Until WWII, segregation was enforced by the federal gov’t in

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the military

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Civil Rights Cases (1883)

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14th amendment did not prevent private businesses or individuals from racial discrimination

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Plessy v Ferguson (1896)

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Segregation was not unconstitutional

“separate but equal”

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Truman EO 9981

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Desegregate the armed forces

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Brown vs BoE I (1954)

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Ruled that race based school segregation violated the 14th amendment’s equal protection clauses
Reversed “separate but equal”

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Brown vs BoE II (1955)

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Public schools must desegregate “with all deliberate speed”

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Civil rights movement utilized

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sustained non-violent disobedience to force change

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Television

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Helped support for the movement

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Discrimination by private business, state, or local gov’t is illegal
Can’t discriminate in pubic accommodation and/or in employment

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Civil Rights Act of 1964 established the

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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that banned discrimination in employment & investigated violations

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15th Amendment (1870)

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guaranteed voting rights to black MEN

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What methods were used to prevent black men from voting?

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Literacy tests
Poll taxes
Grandfather clauses
White primary
Violence/ intimidation
38
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24th Amendment (1964)

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Outlawed collection of poll taxes

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Voting Rights Act (1965)

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Ended efforts to prevent African Americans from voting in the south (literacy test banned)
Can’t deny vote to a citizens because of race
Enforced by federal officials

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Native Americans

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oldest minority group

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Dawes Act of 1887

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Banned Native American religions, required children to go to boarding schools (policy of assimilation)

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Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

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Granted citizenship and right to vote

American Indian Movement fought discrimination

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Latinos (Hispanic Americans)

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Largest minority group

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Hernandez v Texas (1954)

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Texas can’t stop Hispanics from serving on juries

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Present-day immigration issue

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Undocumented immigration

Immigration policy

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Asian Americans

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Also faced various forms of discrimination

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Chinese Exclusion Act (1883)

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1st major restriction on immigration- race based

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Korematsu v US (1944)

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Internment of over 100,000 Japanese American was constitutional

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Arab Americans & Muslims

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Faced increased discrimination following 9/11

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Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments (1848)

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19th Amendment (1920)

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Granted women’s suffrage

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Post 19th Amendment (1920-1960)

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Divergent goals of movement
Equality in workplace
Social feminist advocated for morality in public life

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Equal Rights Amendment (1923)

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Views by some as threat to family

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Second Feminist Wave

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Revitalized women’s movement grew during 1950’s, 1960’s

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Betty Friedan

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Created National Organization for Women

Campaigned for Equal Rights Amendment

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Equal Rights Amendment

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fell 3 states short of ratification in 1972

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Prohibited emplotment gender discrimination

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Equal Pay Act of 1963

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Made it illegal to pay men & women different wages if they perform equal work in same workplace

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Title IX of Education Act of 1972

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Bans gender discrimination in education programs receiving federal money (including athletics)

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Sexual Harrassment

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Prohibited by Civil Rights Act of 1964

Retaliation by employers is illegal

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Women in military

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Serve in all branches of military

Only men are required to register for the draft

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14th Amendment’s equal protection clause

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Used to fight discrimination

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Graying of America

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Some protections against age discrimination

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Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)

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Mandated “reasonable accommodations” to be made for access to public facilities
Prohibited employment discrimination against the disabled

65
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Stonewall Riots (1969)

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Gave rise to modern gay rights movement

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Bowers v Hardwick (1986)

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Ruled that states could legally forbid sex between same sex couples

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Lawrence v Texas (2003)

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States can’t forbid private sexual conduct since this is a violation of right to privacy

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“Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy ended in

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Obergefell v Hodges (2015)

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Same sex couples have a constitutional right to marry

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Affirmative Action

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Giving priority to groups who were previously discriminated against

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Goal of Affirmative Action

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Increase opportunities

72
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Why is Affirmative Action controversial?

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Considered “reverse discrimination”

73
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Regents of University of California v Bakke (1978)

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UC Davis had quotas for number of disadvantaged groups to be admitted
Court ruled that racial quotas are unconstitutional
But race can be used as a criterion for admission

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California Proposition 209

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Banned state affirmative action programs

75
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14th Amendment’s requirement that no state denies the “equal protection of the laws” has allowed for

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substantial progress to be made in the realm of civil rights

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Protecting & enforcing civil rights has led to a large increase in the

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Power & size of gov’t

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What legislations has increased the power & size of gov’t?

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14th Amendment
Brown v Board of Education
Civil Rights act of 1964
Voting Rights Acts of 1965

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