Civil Rights
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Civil Right | Something the government must do |
| Scott v. Sanford | Congress did not have power to ban slavery in the states |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | separate but equal |
| De juve | state law requiring segregation |
| Brown v. Board | put an end to de jure segregation, overturned plessy v. ferguson |
| Belk v. Board of Education | schools can no longer have race based quotas |
| Voting Rights Act | outlawed literacy tests |
| Muller v. Oregon | protective prohibitions are discriminatiory |
| Lau v. Nichols | children have a right to bilingual education but only if there are multiple students from these denominations |
| Affirmative Action | meant to address the present effects of passed discrimination |
| Regents v. Bakke | Court ruled that race could be a factor in college admissions but it could not be the only factor. |
| Cleveland Constructors v. pena | if a school does have an affirmative action it is subject to strict scrutiny by the courts |
| Gratz v. Bollinger | awarding points to a student's app is not okay. |
| Kimel v. Florida | the 11th amendment gives the states immunity against ADA lawsuits |
| ADEA | older people were claiming discrimination for job hirings |
| Scouts of America v. Dale | court ruled the boy scouts had right of association and therefore could determine its requirement for leadership positions |
| Bowers v. Hardwick | court upheld a GA law that made homosexual conduct a crime |
| Lawrence v. Texas | antisosdomy laws violated the due process laws of the 14th amendment |
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