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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 | the law that made racial discrimination against any group in hotels, motels, and restaurants illegal and forbade many forms of job discrimination | 6 sets | |
| 3 | 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 | |
| 4 | outlawed discrimination in employment on the basis of race, sex, or religion | 5 sets | |
| 5 | prohibits sex discrimination in the hiring, firing, and compensation of employees | 4 sets | |
| 6 | 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 | |
| 7 | 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 | |
| 8 | act that prohibited discrimination in jobs and public housing | 3 sets | |
| 9 | the law that made racial discrimination against any group in hotels, motels, and restaurants illegal and forbade many forms of job discrimination. | 3 sets | |
| 10 | the civil rights act of 1964 categorically prohibited discrimination in public services and on the job. (1003) | 2 sets | |
| 11 | this act made racial, religious, and sex discrimination by employers illegal | 2 sets | |
| 12 | outlaws discrimination on basis of race,color, or national origin. | 2 sets | |
| 13 | 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 | |
| 14 | got rid of voting problems, outlaws discrimination in hotels, restraunts and theaters, bars people from denying people because of race | 2 sets | |
| 15 | 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 | |
| 16 | outlawed discrimination in education, employment, & all public accommodations | 2 sets | |
| 17 | outlawed discrimination based of race, religion, national origin, and gender. it gave the government more pwer to push for school desegregation | 2 sets | |
| 18 | forbid job discrimination, prohibited any discrimination in public facilities | 2 sets | |
| 19 | 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 | |
| 20 | outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or nation origin. did no address voting. fuller realization of 14th amendment | 2 sets | |
| 21 | prohibited racial discrimination in public places | 2 sets | |
| 22 | landmark law that protected rights and outlawed discrimination, passed by president johnson | 2 sets | |
| 23 | discrimination prohibited on basis of race, color, religion, gender, or national origin, exemption for merit, seniority, or incentive payments | 2 sets | |
| 24 | law that made racial discrimination against any group in hotels, motels, and restaurants illegal and forbade many forms of job discrimination | 2 sets | |
| 25 | the law that made racial discrimination against in any hotels, motels, and restaurants illegal and forbade many forms of job discrimination. | 2 sets | |
| 26 | law that made discrimination illegal in a number of areas, including voting, schools, and jobs. | 1 set | |
| 27 | outlawed segregation in public facilities and racial discrimination in employment, education, and voting; created the equal employment opportunity commision | 1 set | |
| 28 | gave complete desegregation of all public places | 1 set | |
| 29 | landmark peice of legislation that outlawed racial segregation | 1 set | |
| 30 | banned segregation, created the equal employment oppurtunity commission, and gave the federal government more power to prevent discrimination | 1 set | |
| 31 | bans discrimination in public places on basis of race, color, national origin, or religion | 1 set | |
| 32 | law passed by congress that outlaws segregation based on race, gender, religion, or nationality. | 1 set | |
| 33 | 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 | |
| 34 | *** made discrimination on basis of race, sex, religion, or origin illegal; public segregation also illegal | 1 set | |
| 35 | 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 | |
| 36 | made discrimination illegal based on race, religion or national origin in public places. | 1 set | |
| 37 | ended discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin | 1 set | |
| 38 | gave blacks the rights (except voting) they had been fighting for. ended segregration. | 1 set | |
| 39 | johnson got kennedy to passed this act. the senate used a filibusted to try and stop the passage of the bill. | 1 set | |
| 40 | most far reaching civil rights act | 1 set | |