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AP Gov - Chapter 9 V
Term | Definition |
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Civil Rights | protections for individuals from discrimination based on race, national origin, religion, sex, & other characteristics, ensuring equal treatment under the law. |
13th Amendment | an amendment to the Constitution passed in 1865 prohibiting slavery. |
14th Amendment | an amendment to the Constitution passed in 1868 granting citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the US & placing restrictions on state laws that sought to abridge the privileges and immunities of citizens of the US. |
Equal Protection Clause | clause of the 14th amendment that has been used to protect the civil rights of Americans from discrimination based on race, origin, religion, gender, and other charateristics. |
15th Amendment | an amendment to the Constitution passed in 1870 granting voting rights to African American men. |
Separate but Equal | the doctrine that racial segregation was constitutional so long as the facilities for blacks & whites were equal |
legal segregation | the separation by law of individuals based on their race. |
de jure segregation | the separation of individuals based on their characteristics such as race, intentionally and by law. |
de facto segregation | a separation of individuals based on characteristics that arises not by law but because of other factors, such as residential housing patterns. |
social movement | large groups of citizens organizing for political change |
civil disobedience | the intentional refusal to obey a law to call attention to its injustice |
Civil Rights Act of 1964 | legislation outlawing racial segregation in schools and public places and authorizing the attorney general to sue individual school districts that failed to desegregate. |
Voting Rights Act of 1965 | legislation outlawing literacy tests & authorizing the Justice Department to send federal officers to register voters in uncooperative cities, counties, & states. |
19th Amendment | a 1920 constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote. |
Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972 | legislation prohibiting sex discrimination in school receiving federal aid, which had the impact of increasing female participation in sports programs. |