CH 5 civil rights Flashcards
civil rights
obligation placed on government to protect the freedom of the people
separation of people based on race
racial segregation
technique used to keep certain groups from voting by charging a fee vote
poll taxes
reading or comprehension tests that citizens are required to pass to demonstrate their fitness to vote
literacy tests
provision in election laws used in conjunction with literacy tests to prevent african americans from voting. african american whos ancestor were slaves had to pass literacy test to vote
grandfather clause
practice which southern states comply with fourteenth amendment to equal protection clause by passing laws requiring separate but equal accomodations for blacks and whites
separate but equal
1896 supreme court decision ruling that separate public facilities for people of different races satisfies fourteenth amendment equal protection clause provided facilities were equal.
plessy v ferguson
1954 case which unanimous court overturned separate but equal precedent set by plessy v ferguson and declared seperate educational facilities are inherently unequal.
brown v board of education
deliberately disobeying laws viewed as morally pugnant
civil disobedience
nonviolent technique of protest that entails resisting government laws that are believed to be unjust
passive resistance
landmark law that outlawed racial segregation in schools and public places and barred discrimination in employment based on sex
civil rights act of 1964
laws desgined to prevent african americans from voting
jim crow laws
act authorizing federal government to ensure that eligible voters were not denied access to ballot, protecting fifteenth amendments promise of voting rights for african americans
voting rights act of 1965
discrimination that is set forth in law
de jure discrimination
discrimination that exists in fact, real life, or practice
de facto discrimination
