Civil Rights Acts
Prohibited discrimination inside of public places.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
What does the Fourth Amendment protect against?
Unreasonable searches and seizures
The first amendment grants?
freedom of ; speech, press, assembly, religion.
While giving majority rule our nation preserves?
Minority rights
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
10
Ten
Also known as the "Fair housing Act".
Civil Rights Act of 1968
What is the the free exercise clause?
Clause in the First Amendment that protects the right to practice religion without government interference
What is the 14th amendment?
Grants citizenship to all people born and naturalized in the U.S
The 14th amendment clause that was used in Brown v. Board of Education.
Equal protection clause
This type of speech; like burning a flag is protected under what?
Symbolic speech
Prohibits voting discrimination based on color or race.
Voting rights Act of 1965
Name one Supreme court case that expanded Civil Liberties.
Brown v. Board of Education (1954), Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), Roe v. Wade (1973), Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)
Granted women the right to vote?
19th amendment
The unfair minority redistricting falls under what?
Gerrymandering
What is Majoritarian rule?
Following the opinions of the majority
Focused on voting rights and established the Civil Rights division in the Justice Department.
Civil Rights Act of 1957
What is Selective incorporation?
Process in which the Supreme Court applies parts of the Bill of Rights to states
Washington D.C's right to vote in presidential elections
When organizations overlook white applicants in order to meet a quota for minorities.
Reverse discrimination
The first amendment prohibits a governmental creation of a national what?
Religion
Protects individuals with disabilities inside the U.S.
Americans with disabilities act (ADA) 1990
What are Civil Liberties?
Constitutionally protected freedoms of all persons against government restraint.
What is the 13th amendment?
The abolishment of slavery
Why does majority not have ultimate power?
To protect democracy
The 6th amendment grants what?
A speedy and public trial