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Dred Scott v. Sandford
This was a case early on in American history that the Supreme Court decided that American citizenship didn't apply to black people. -
13th Amendment
This amendment was intended to absolutely remove slavery unless someone was punished for a crime. -
14th amendment
No state will enforce a law infringing on civil rights -
15th amendment
The united states government cannot deny citizens the right to vote on the basis of race or ethnicity -
Voter ID Laws
Thirty-six states have laws requesting or requiring voters to show some form of identification at the polls -
Plessy v. Furgeson
this was a case where the court held that segregation laws didn't violate the equal protection clause. -
19th amendment
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex".(This gave women the right to vote) -
Brown v. Board of education
A case where the Supreme Court ruled that schools cant separate children -
24th amendment
This amendment fully abolished poll taxes. No government can put taxes on voters for elections -
Civil rights act of 1964
This was to prevent any discrimination based on color, religion, or ethnicity. -
Afirmative Action
Where universities and areas of employment must have an increased chance of admitting or hiring a person of color. -
Voting rights act of 1965
Fully prohibited the tactics of trying to get African Americans away from the polls. -
Equal rights amendment
This amendment guaranteed gender equality for men and women. -
Title IX
This is a promise that no one in the united states can receive sex discrimination. -
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke is a 1978 Supreme Court case which held that a university's admissions criteria which used race as a definite and exclusive basis for an admission decision violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment -
Bowers v. Hardwick
A case in which the Court held that there was no constitutional protection for sodomy, and that states could outlaw its practice -
Americans with disability act
This law prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. -
shelby county v holder
a case where the supreme court found a voting right in the 14th amendment to be unconstitutional -
Obergefell v. Hodges
A case in which the Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment requires states to license and recognize same-sex marriage.