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| 1-1 of 1Civil rights act of 1964 flashcard sets | |||
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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | Civil Rights Act of 1964by hkm27 | 12 terms | May 1, 2009 |
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| civil rights act of 1964 definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | this act made racial, religious, and sex discrimination by employers illegal and gave the government the power to enforce all laws governing civil rights, including desegregation of schools and public places. | 14 sets | |
| 2 | 1964; banned discrimination in public acomodations, prohibited discrimination in any federally assisted program, outlawed discrimination in most employment; enlarged federal powers to protect voting rights and to speed school desegregation; this and the voting rights act helped to give african-americans equality on paper, and more federally-protected power so that social equality was a more realistic goal | 6 sets | |
| 3 | outlawed discrimination in employment on the basis of race, sex, or religion | 5 sets | |
| 4 | the law that made racial discrimination against any group in hotels, motels, and restaurants illegal and forbade many forms of job discrimination | 5 sets | |
| 5 | landmark legislation that outlawed segregation in u.s. schools and public places. began equal employment opportunity commission, prohibiting discrimination in all facets of public life and invalidated jim crow laws of the south. political support by officials polarized parties. | 4 sets | |
| 6 | prohibits sex discrimination in the hiring, firing, and compensation of employees | 4 sets | |
| 7 | the law that made racial discrimination against any group in hotels, motels, and restaurants illegal and forbade many forms of job discrimination. | 3 sets | |
| 8 | made voting rights equal (again), and barred discrimination on the grounds of race for public accomodations, schools, employment, and the receiving of federal funds | 3 sets | |
| 9 | act that prohibited discrimination in jobs and public housing | 3 sets | |
| 10 | in relation to the american labor movement, this act required that unions adopt affirmative action policies within the unions themselves, to guard against institutionalized union power. | 2 sets | |
| 11 | discrimination prohibited on basis of race, color, religion, gender, or national origin, exemption for merit, seniority, or incentive payments | 2 sets | |
| 12 | landmark law that protected rights and outlawed discrimination, passed by president johnson | 2 sets | |
| 13 | outlawed discrimination based of race, religion, national origin, and gender. it gave the government more pwer to push for school desegregation | 2 sets | |
| 14 | the law that made racial discrimination against in any hotels, motels, and restaurants illegal and forbade many forms of job discrimination. | 2 sets | |
| 15 | prohibited racial discrimination in public places | 2 sets | |
| 16 | outlaws discrimination on basis of race,color, or national origin. | 2 sets | |
| 17 | federal law that made segregation illegal in most public places, increased penalties and sentences for those convicted of discrimination in employment, and withheld federal aid from schools that discriminated on the basis of race or gender. | 2 sets | |
| 18 | the civil rights act of 1964 categorically prohibited discrimination in public services and on the job. (1003) | 2 sets | |
| 19 | this act made racial, religious, and sex discrimination by employers illegal | 2 sets | |
| 20 | got rid of voting problems, outlaws discrimination in hotels, restraunts and theaters, bars people from denying people because of race | 2 sets | |
| 21 | forbid job discrimination, prohibited any discrimination in public facilities | 2 sets | |
| 22 | outlawed discrimination in education, employment, & all public accommodations | 2 sets | |
| 23 | law that made racial discrimination against any group in hotels, motels, and restaurants illegal and forbade many forms of job discrimination | 2 sets | |
| 24 | outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or nation origin. did no address voting. fuller realization of 14th amendment | 2 sets | |
| 25 | federal law that made segregation illegal in most public places, increased penalties and sentences for those convicted of discrimination in employment, and withheld federal aid form schools that discriminated on the basis of race or gender | 2 sets | |
| 26 | bans discrimination in public places on basis of race, color, national origin, or religion | 1 set | |
| 27 | law passed by congress that outlaws segregation based on race, gender, religion, or nationality. | 1 set | |
| 28 | landmark peice of legislation that outlawed racial segregation | 1 set | |
| 29 | banned segregation, created the equal employment oppurtunity commission, and gave the federal government more power to prevent discrimination | 1 set | |
| 30 | the provisions of this civil rights act forbade discrimination on the basis of sex as well as race in hiring, promoting, and firing. (equal employment) | 1 set | |
| 31 | signed by lyndon johnson. ended segregation in public places and legal discrimination | 1 set | |
| 32 | made discrimination illegal based on race, religion or national origin in public places. | 1 set | |
| 33 | law that banned discrimination based on race, religion, ethnic origin, and gender thus making jim crow laws unconstitutional. | 1 set | |
| 34 | *** made discrimination on basis of race, sex, religion, or origin illegal; public segregation also illegal | 1 set | |
| 35 | major civil rights legislation that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin in public accommodations. | 1 set | |
| 36 | banned discrimination on the basis of gender, race, color, and national origin. | 1 set | |
| 37 | gave complete desegregation of all public places | 1 set | |
| 38 | president johnson signed this act which banned segregation in public places. it also outlawed discrimination in the workplace on the basis of color, gender, religion, or national origin | 1 set | |
| 39 | the civil rights act of was a landmark piece of legislation in the united states that outlawed racial segregation in schools, public places, and employment | 1 set | |
| 40 | proposed by jfk but passed after his death, made it illegal to discriminate due to race, sex or religion - also gove the govt the power to use the courts for desegregation | 1 set | |