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civil rights
civil ights test
what man famously declared that " all men are created equal" ? | Thomas Jefferson |
does u.s. political culture support economic equality? | noooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
dose the constitution use the word equality? | nope |
does the bill of rights use the word equality | no |
what does the 14th amendment say | I forbids the states from denying any person " the equal protection of the laws." |
what court ruled that government must have the power to make reasonable classifications between persons and groups | the supreme court |
what are reasonable classifications | they include denying the right to vote to citizens under the age if 18 or imposing high excise tax on the sale of cigarettes which smokers must pay |
what is a strict scrutiny test | a test on a different race of people before they can vote |
classification based on race and ethnic backgrounds must be justified by a? | "compelling public interest" |
Dred Scott v. Sandford ? | (1857) the supreme court ruled that black people were not citizens of the united stats and therefore could not petition the court |
the Dred Scott decision repealed the northwest ordinance of 1787 and the ? | Missouri compromise of 1820 |
the 13th amendment abolished... | slavery and involuntary servitude |
the 15th amendment provided... | suffrage for African American males |
Plessey v. Ferguson | 1896 |
(Plessey versus Ferguson) involved a dispute over the legality of a Louisiana law requiring.. | " equal but separate accommodations for h white and colored races" on railroad coaches |