Which amendment abolished slavery in the U.S.?
The 13th Amendment
What did Jim Crow laws support throughout the South?
Segregation
Give me an example of direct action.
Greensboro Sit-Ins, The March on Washington, MLK Speech, etc
What were the name of the laws that restricted African Americans freedoms?
Black Codes
What did the Supreme Court decide in the Dred Scott vs Sanford case?
Slaves were not considered citizens.
What is the 19th Amendment?
Gave women voting rights.
What do the courts use to test every day laws about business rules, taxes, age rules, and anything that does not include fundamental rights?
Rational Basis Test
What are civil rights?
Rights guaranteed to all citizens by law.
What did Title IX prohibit?
Gender discrimination in education
What is the 24th Amendment?
Banned poll taxes in federal elections.
What is suffrage?
The right to vote in elections.
Strict scrutiny is used when laws involve what?
Race, ethnicity, or fundamental rights.
The federal government and states can't deny someone the right to vote because of race is which of the following amendments?
The 15th Amendment
What ended segregation in public places, banned discrimination in employment, and ended Jim Crow laws?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
What is a government policy called that addresses discrimination by making special efforts to improve conditions for disadvantaged groups?
Affirmative Action
In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court ruled that...
Segregation was constitutional as long as the facilities were equal/separate but equal.
What was the Seneca Falls Convention the beginning of?
The Women's Rights Movement