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| Rights of a citizen to vote, to receive equal treatment before the law, and to enjoy equally the benefits of being a citizen (like public facilities). |
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| Classifications of people based on their race and ethnicity. These classifications are subject to "strict scrutiny." |
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| Slang expression for African Americans that emerged in the 1820s and came to signify the laws and governmental practices designed to segregate blacks from whites, especially in the south. |
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| Seperate-but-equal doctrine |
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| Doctrine established in Plessy v Ferguson in which the Supreme court ruled that a state could provide separate but equal facilities for blacks |
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| Racial segregation that occurs because of laws or administrative decisions by public agencies. (Laws that require different races attend different school) |
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| Racial segregation that occurs not because of laws or administrative decisions, but because of patterns of residential settlement. |
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| Nonviolent civil disobedience |
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| Philosophy of opposing a law by peacefully violating it and allowing oneself to be punished for doing so. |
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| Standard by which the Supreme Court judges classifications based on race. |
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| The requirement by law that an organization must take positive steps to increase the amount of African Americans, women, or other minorities in attendance. |
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| Using race or sex to give preferential treatment to some people. |
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| View that it is wrong to use race or sex to either discriminate or to give preferential treatment. |
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| Action designed to help members of disadvantaged groups, like women or other minorities, to help catch up. |
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