Civil Rights Flashcards
(26 cards)
Civil Rights
Freedoms guaranteed by the constitution
Dissent
Protest or speaking out against people in charge, rules, or laws
Civil Disobedience
Breaking the law as a form of protest because you believe it is wrong
Institutionalize
Official policy from the Govt. of a business
Discrimination
Treating a group of people unfairly because they are a member of that group
Segregation
dividing people based on race
Jim crow laws
Southern laws enforcing segregation
poll tax
a tax someone had to pay before they could vote
Literacy Test
a complicated test that people had to pass to before they were allowed to vote
Plessy v. Ferguson
said segregation was ok
you can have sperate facilities as long as they are equal
Redress
v. setting things right
n. remedy or compensation for wrongdoing
Brown v. Board of Education
ended segregation in public schools
Quota
a number that must be met
Affirmative Action
trying o overcome past racism by encouraging diversity in a workplace or school admissions
The University of California Regents v. Bakke
said cannot use racial quotas for admissions to collages
1st Amendment
freedom of religion freedom of protest (or petition) freedom to assemble freedom to press freedom of speech
13th amendment
ended slavery
14th Amendment
If you are born in the U.S. you’re a citizen
15th Amendment
states cannot deny the right to vote based on race
1964 Civil Rights Act
banned racial and sex discrimination in public places (ended jim crow laws)
1965 voting rights act
banned poll taxes, literacy test as a requirement for votion
26th Amendment
said citizens can vote at 18 years old
N.O.W.
National Organization for Woman
Migrant Workers
Low-paid Immigrant farm laborers
