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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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This amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude except as punishment for a crime -
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. -
Any person who is a citizen of the United States can vote based on race, color of skin, or previous servitude. -
This case upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation in public places as long as the places were equal in quality. Separate but equal -
The rights of citizens to vote cannot be taken away due to sex -
A racial segregation law that determined the racial segregation of public schools is unconstitutional even if the schools are separate but equal in quality -
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 -
Outlaws discriminatory voting practices such as literacy tests targeted towards people of color. -
Administrators of estates can not be named in a way that discriminates between sexes -
Civil rights law that protects people from discrimination based on sex in the education system -
The use of racial quotas in universities is unconstitutional. Affirmative action in trying to get more diverse applicants is accepted. -
Protects people from discrimination based on disabilities -
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.