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Dred Scott lived in Illinois. He was living in a free state. His previous master refused to call him a free man. Scott had bought property that made him and declared a free man. He took Sandford to court and won.
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There shall be no more slavery. Serving under someone else as punishment is fine but only as punishment.
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All natural born in the US are citizens. Includes former slaves and guaranteed all citizens.
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African American men now have the right to vote. Voting can’t be denied because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
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Used to discriminate against minority voters.
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was a landmark decision of the US Supreme court that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation
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Granted Women right to vote
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a tax that levied on every adult without reference to income or resources
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Racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional
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method of redressing discrimination that had persisted in spite of civil rights laws and constitutional guarantees
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Ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
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Poll tax was eradicated by this amendment. No one is charged by poll tax and no poll tax can be implemented.
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Signed in by President Johnson prevented states from keeping African Americans from voting
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Equal protection case that said administrators of estates can’t be named in a way that discriminates between sexes
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proposed amendment to grant equal rights to all citizens regardless of sex
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a university’s use of racial “quotas” in its admissions process was unconstitutional
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Michael Hardwick was observed by a Georgia police officer while engaging in the act of consensual homosexual sodomy with another adult in the bedroom of his home.
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Prohibits the discrimination against individuals with disabilities
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criminalized same sex intimacy in Texas
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All states are required to issue licenses to same sex couples
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