z: ch 5 final

Question 1

civil rights

Answer 1

policies given to groups of people by government to protect them against discriminatory treatment

Question 2

3 types of inequality

Answer 2

racial
gender
other—> age, sexual orientation, disability etc

Question 3

dred scott v sandford

Answer 3

SC ruled in 1857 that black slaves we’re not citizens of the U.S. therefore they didn’t have the rights and privellegs of a citizen. they were property.

Question 4

civil rights act of 1964

Answer 4

1. racial discrimination in public areas are illegal
2. created EEOC to protect against job discrimination
3. strengthened voting rights legislation

Question 5

19th amendment

Answer 5

extended suffrage (voting rights) to women in 1920

Question 6

equal rights amendment ERA

Answer 6

equality of rights under the law shall not be denied.. on account of sex. passed by congress but fit died—> ratification of 3/4 states

Question 7

age discrimination

Answer 7

employers refusing to hire people over a certain age

Question 8

civil rights and people with disabilities

Answer 8

disabilities act of 1990 required employers to make reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities

Question 9

gay and lesbian rights

Answer 9

SC ruled same-sec marriage legal in Obergefell v Hodges

Question 10

affirmative action

Answer 10

an organization take positive steps to increase the # or proportion of women, african-americans, or other minorities.