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Dred Scott v Sandford
Dred Scott was a slave in Missouri who moved to Illinois and became a free man. After years of being a free man, he went back to Missouri and filed a lawsuit for his own freedom. The case went to the supreme court and ended in a 7-2 decision saying his freedom was unconstitutional. -
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Civil Rights Movement in the Government
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13th Ammendment
This amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude except as punishment for a crime -
14th Ammendment
All people born or naturalized in the united states become citizens of the state they are in. No state can strip a citizen of their rights as a human. People are guaranteed equal protection of the law. -
15th Ammendment
Any person who is a citizen of the United States can vote based on race, color of skin, or previous servitude. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
This case upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation in public places as long as the places were equal in quality. Separate but equal -
19th Ammendment
The rights of citizens to vote cannot be taken away due to sex -
Brown v. Board of Education
A racial segregation law that determined the racial segregation of public schools is unconstitutional even if the schools are separate but equal in quality -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national orientation. Forbade hiring or firing of people based on race, skin color, sex, religion, or national orientation -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Outlaws discriminatory voting practices such as literacy tests targeted towards people of color. -
Reed v. Reed
Administrators of estates can not be named in a way that discriminates between sexes -
Title IX
Civil rights law that protects people from discrimination based on sex in the education system -
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
The use of racial quotas in universities is unconstitutional. Affirmative action in trying to get more diverse applicants is accepted. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
Protects people from discrimination based on disabilities -
Obergefell v. Hodges
The right to marry a same-sex couple is protected by the constitution. Both the due process clause and the equal protection clause protect it.