Protests/Cases
A peaceful protest centered around advocating for civil and economic rights led by A. Philip Randolph. Where "I Have a Dream" was spoken.
What is the March on Washington?
Act that (kind of) ensured voting rights no matter race, nationality, or the color of your skin.
What is the Voting Rights Act?
The definition of amendment.
What is something that has been changed or added to the Constitution?
The government to which this amendment applies.
What is the federal government?
The government to which this amendment applies.
What is state government?
The case that resulted in the end of Jim Crow laws due to an African American's daughter being rejected from a white-only school.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Act that (kinda) ensured equal civil rights no matter race, nationality, or the color of your skin.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
The definition of civil liberties
What is freedoms protected by the government?
The definition of this amendment.
What is protects people from unfair actions by the federal government?
The definition of this amendment.
What is applies due process protections to the states?
A series of protests in which people fought for equal voting rights. When “Bloody Sunday” occurred.
What is Montgomery Marches?
Activists rode on segregated buses after a new law was passed banning segregated buses. The South had ignored the ruling, and the activists were testing it. Angry mobs attacked the activists by firebombing the buses they went to and beating the activists.
What is the Freedom Riders?
The definition of civil rights
What is equal treatment and equal protection under the law?
Due process of law, protection against self-incrimination, protection against double jeopardy, grand jury requirement for serious federal crimes, and just compensation when private property is taken for public use.
What is protections in the 5th Amendment?
A state government wants to take away a person's property without giving the person notice or an opportunity to challenge the decision. Name why this is involved with the 14th Amendment.
What is involved with the state government?
Protest/Boycott where people of color refused to ride buses in Montgomery, Alabama, because of racial segregation.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
4 KKK members rigged the Birmingham Baptist Church’s steps in Alabama with dynamite, leading to the death of 4 black girls.
What is the Birmingham Baptist Church Bombing?
The definition of due process.
What is the government must follow fair procedures and respect legal rights before taking away a person's life, liberty, or property.
The federal government accuses a person of a serious crime. Before the government can take away the person's liberty, it must follow established legal procedures. Name why this is involved with the 5th Amendment.
What is involved with the federal government?
A public school suspends a student for a serious offense but provides no opportunity for the student to hear the accusation or respond. Name why it is involved wit the 14th Amendment.
What is involved with the local government?
4 black college students sat at a white-only lunch counter and asked to be served, but were refused service. They stayed until the counter closed, which sparked more protests.
What is the Greensboro Woolworth's Sit-ins?
The first 9 people of color in Little Rock’s High School. The governor of Arkansas attempted to stop the integration, which led to federal intervention by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, allowing the children to go to school there. The governor then shut down the high school.
What is the Little Rock Nine?
The definition of incorporation.
What is the process through which the Supreme Court has applied protections in the Bill of Rights for citizens with regard to state and local governments?
In court, what happens when a citizen goes to court on a federal level?
What is due process is involved in the 5th Amendment?
In court, what happens when a citizen goes to court on a state or local level?
What is due process is involved in the 14th Amendment?