General - Chapter 6 Lesson 1

Question 1

13th Amendment

Answer 1

no slavery

Question 2

14th Amendment

Answer 2

life liberty and prop for all

Question 3

Civil Rights Act of 1866

Answer 3

implement and enforce the 13th amendment. States “…inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold, and convey real and personal property …” NO EXCEPTIONS

Question 4

Civil Rights Act of 1866 didn’t…

Answer 4

include any provisions for enforcement, citizens were not treated equally

Question 5

Plessy v. Ferguson

Answer 5

“separate but equal” (legalized racial segregation)

Question 6

Buchanan v. Warley

Answer 6

prohibited discriminatory municipal housing ordinances (declared discriminatory residential ordinances unconstitutional) didn’t address other private restrictive covenants

Question 7

Shelley v. Kraemer

Answer 7

prohibited racially restrictive covenants (court cannot enforce racially restrictive covenants)

Question 8

Brown v. BoE

Answer 8

ended separate but equal

Question 9

Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.

Answer 9

prohibited discrimination in housing by private people and entities (intended to prohibit racial discrimination by the state and by any private party without exception)

Question 10

Restrictive Covenant

Answer 10

a constraint placed on real property use imposed by a former owner; promise to do or not do an act relating to real property; usually an owner’s promise to not use property in a particular way

Question 11

Civil Rights Act of 1968…

Answer 11

provided anti-discriminatory protection in education and employment and was the first meaningful federal legislation to address discrimination in the sale and rental of housing

Question 12

Title VIII

Answer 12

Fair housing act

Question 13

fair housing act

Answer 13

upheld prohibitions against racial discrimination in residential property transactions and added religion and national origin to protected classes

Question 14

protected class

Answer 14

group of people who share a common trait and who are legally protected against discrimination or harassment on the bases of that trait

Question 15

Provisions…

Answer 15

advertising, association, US + non-Us citizens

Question 16

Amendment: Housing and Community Development Act (1974)

Answer 16

added sex to protected class (sexual orientation and gender identity)

Question 17

Amendment: Fair Housing Amendments Act (1988)

Answer 17

disability or familial status

Question 18

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Answer 18

1965, “create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all…”

Question 20

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Answer 20

1990, prohibit discrimination in employment, public services, public accommodations, and telecommunications

Question 21

Title III Public Accommodations

Answer 21

greatest effect on lives of disabled persons, requires public and commercial facilities constructed after 1991 to be accessible

Question 22

Title III exempts…

Answer 22

private clubs, places of worship, some historic buildings partially

Question 23

Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA)

Answer 23

ensures equal access to credit to all individuals and businesses. Originally for sex or marital status, now covers race + color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age, receipt of income from public assistance programs

Question 24

Civil Rights Act of 1866

Answer 24

protected: race, color
prohibits discrimination in: personal + real prop (redidential/commercial)

Question 25

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Answer 25

Protected: race, color, religion, sex, national origin Prohibits discrimination in: public places, employment, federal housing programs

Question 26

Fair housing act

Answer 26

Protected: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, familial status Prohibits discrimination in: sale or lease of residential real property

Question 27

Americans with disabilities Act

Answer 27

Protected: disability Prohibits discrimination in: employment, public services, access to public and commercial accommodations

Question 28

Equal Credit Opportunity Act

Answer 28

Protected: race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, receipt of Public assistance Prohibits discrimination in: lending

Question 29

Implicit bias

Answer 29

refers to attitudes that affect our understanding of, actions, and decisions in an unconscious way

Question 30

Treat everyone...

Answer 30

equally and fairly (keep records)