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US History Reforms
United States History Reform Movements & Legislation STAAR Test
| Item | Expansion of Civil & Political |
|---|---|
| 13th Amendment 1865 | Abolished Slavery |
| 14th Amendment 1868 | Defined Citizenship as Belonging to Anyone Born in the US and Cannot be Taken Away Without Due Process |
| 15th Amendment 1870 | Granted Voting Rights to Adult Males |
| Plessy vs. Ferguson 1896 | Supreme Court Case that allowed for "seperate but equal" facilities; reversed by Brown vs. Board of Education |
| 17th Amendment 1913 | Allowed for the direct election of senators, increasing public's influence over the governement |
| Progressive Era Reforms Initiative early 1900's | Citizens can introduce new legislation and can propose a new law by petition |
| Progressive Era Reforms Referendum early 1900's | Submitting a proposed public measure or statue to direct popular vote |
| Progressive Era Reforms Recall early 1900's | Public official can be removed from office by popular vote |
| 19th Amendment 1920 | Granted right to vote (suffrage) to women |
| American Indian Citizenship Act 1924 | Granted citizenship to all Native Americans born in the United States |
| Mendez v. Westminster 1946 | Federal case in California which challenged racial segregation in schools- segregating Mexican American students is unconstitutional |
| Desegregation of the Armed Forces 1948 | By Executive Order, President Truman ended segregation in the Armed Forces |
| Delgado v. Bastrop ISD 1948 | US Federal District Court ruled segregation of Mexican American students was illegal |
| Sweatt v. Painter 1950 | Supreme Court case stating that the attempt to create a segregated UT Law School was unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause |
| Brown v. Board of Education 1954 | Supreme Court case which ended "separate but equal" ruling from Plessy v. Ferguson; led to desegregation of schools |
| Henandez v. Texas 1954 | Supreme Court case, Mexican Americans & other racial groups have equal protection under the 14th Amendment |
| Civil Rights Act 1957 | Protected voting rights |
| Civil Rights Act 1964 | Abolished racial,religious & sex discrimination by employers |
| 24th Amendment 1964 | Ended poll tax |
| Voting Rights Act 1965 | Outlawed poll tax or literacy test in order to eligible to vote |
| Tinker v Des Moines 1969 | Supreme Court case extending 1st amendment rights to students' freedom of speech includes free expression |
| 26th Amendment 1971 | Decreased voting age from 21 to 18 in response to draft in Vietnam War |
| Wisconsin v Yoder 1972 | Supreme Court case, Amish children are exempt from compulsory education beyond 8th grade because it violates the parents' right to freedom of religion |
| White v Regester 1973 | Supreme Court ruled Texas redistricting in 1970 was discriminatory against groups in various districts |
| Edgewood ISD v. Kirby 1993 | Texas case ending discrimination against poor school districts; redistributes property taxes equally across the state from richer districts to poorer districts |
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