u.s. government

By ttanaa
  • dred scott v. sanford

    dred scott v. sanford

    this was a court case involving a slave and slave owner. scott lived in a free state which was Illinois and wanted to claim his freedom. he went through numerous losses until he gained his freedom in 1857
  • 13th amendment

    13th amendment

    a law passed saying that slavery is not allowed in the U.S.
  • 14th amendment

    14th amendment

    a law passed saying all people are equal especially slaves and have the same rights as everyone else.
  • plessy v. ferguson

    plessy v. ferguson

    created the "separate but equal" term. upheld the segregation of public places as long as they were still equal in quality.
  • nineteenth amendment

    nineteenth amendment

    allowed women to vote
  • brown v. board of education

    brown v. board of education

    segregation in schools is unconstitutional. made equal opportunity for everyone in education
  • civil rights act of 1964

    civil rights act of 1964

    it prohibits jobs from discriminating against race, religion, sex. it also ended segregation.
  • voting rights act

    voting rights act

    any person of color could vote. it allowed blacks voices to be heard politically.
  • 15th amendment

    15th amendment

    law passed saying that anyone can vote.
  • reed v. reed

    reed v. reed

    it gave men and women a equal playing field when it came to big jobs like administrators instead if just giving it to the man.
  • title IX

    title IX

    it prohibited discrimination of different sexes when it comes to education and financial things.
  • regents of university of cali v. bakke

    regents of university of cali v. bakke

    colleges cannot put race into the equation when deciding to admit a student to college but they can to make their college look more diverse.
  • americans with disabilities act

    americans with disabilities act

    no discrimination is allowed against people who have a disability.
  • obergefell v. hodges

    obergefell v. hodges

    allowing same-sex marriage

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