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Judiciary Act of 1789, act establishing the organization of the U.S. federal court system, which had been sketched only in general terms in the U.S. Constitution.
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The Fifth Amendment created a number of rights relevant to both criminal and civil legal proceedings
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2-Conscientiousness
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A case in which the Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment prohibited the University of Texas from rejecting applicants solely on the basis of race.
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Mexican Americans and all other races provided equal protection under the 14th Amendment
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overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and mandated desegregation
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Great Society-a domestic program Thurgood Marshall- an American lawyer and civil rights activist States Black Panthers- was a Black Power political organization founded by college students Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton in October Civil Disobedience-the refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest. Cesar Chavez- an American labor leader, community organizer, businessman, and Latino American civil rights activist
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Made discrimination based on race, religion, or national origin in public places illegal and required employers to hire on an equal opportunity basis
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The Twenty-fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax
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Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia
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Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia
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Eliminated literacy tests for voters
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prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing
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supreme Court case of Tinker v. Des Moines found that freedom of speech must be protected in public schools, provided the show of expression or opinion—whether verbal or symbolic—is not disruptive to the learning. It ended on February 24, 1969
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The Kent State shootings, also known as the May 4 massacre and the Kent State massacre, were the killings of four and wounding of nine other unarmed Kent State University students by the Ohio National.
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OPEC-refers to a group of the world's 13 major oil-exporting nations. Sandra Day O'Connor- is a retired attorney who served as the first woman associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Community Reinvestment Act of 1977-encourages commercial bank associations to help meet the needs of borrowers in all segments of their communities.
AIDS-a life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus.
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lowered the universal voting age in America from 21 years to 18 years
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Title IX is a federal civil rights law in the United States of America that was passed as part of the Education Amendments of 1972
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The law that limited the President’s right to send troops to battle without Congressional approval. Was passed on November 7, 1973
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The Watergate scandal was a political scandal in the United States involving the administration of U.S. President Richard Nixon from 1971 to 1974 that led to Nixon's resignation
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A series of agreements between Israel and Egypt that led to a peace treaty between the two nations in 1979.
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The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic standoff between the United States and Iran
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The Iran–Contra affair was a political scandal in the United States that occurred during the second term of the Reagan Administration
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Custody of children.