Chapter 5
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ChaKeria on October 25, 2010
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u.s government and politics ap
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8 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Poll taxes | required citizens of a state to pay a special tax in order to vote |
| Fourteenth Amendment | made "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" citizens of the country |
| Equal Protection of The Laws | part of the fourteenth amendment emphasizing that the laws must provide equivalent "protection" to all people. |
| Thirteenth Amendment | abolished slavery. |
| Civil Rights Act Of 1964 | outlawed discrimination in schools and employment on the basis of race, sex, or religion. |
| Suffrage | the right to vote |
| Fifteenth Amendment | Banned states from denying African Americans the right to vote |
| Civil Rights | Policies designed to protect people against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by government officials or individuals |
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