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Dred Scott v. Sandford
The supreme court stated that slaves were not Unites States citizens and could not expect any protection from the federal government. The courts opinion was that they had no authority to ban slavery in southerner territory's. -
13th amendment
This amendment abolished slavery for everyone and disallowed involuntary servitude except as a punishment for crime. -
14th Amendment
Anyone born or sworn into the United States is granted automatic citizenship with equal protection and rights. States are not allowed to make laws to take any privilege's away from US citizens -
15th Amendment
Guaranteed the right for African American men to vote. -
Plessy v. Ferguson
This case stated that segregation laws were not unconstitutional and the supreme court ruled against an African American man. The court claimed this was protected against the separate but equal statement. -
Nineteenth Amendment
This allowed citizens the right to vote despite sex. women finally allowed the right to vote after decades of petitions and protests. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This was a decision by the supreme court that segregated schools are unconstitutional and "separate but equal" does not uphold its word. This caused the integration within schools after African American students weren't allowed admission into a white school although that school was closer to their home -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This law outlaws discrimination towards anyone based on race, religion, color, sex , and natal origin. This law ended segregation and banned discrimination against employers in the workforce. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This law over ruled all legal barriers against African Americans to vote. The supreme court decided that the barriers were against the fifteenth amendment and unlawful. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This act outlawed any discriminatory behavior against African Americans trying to vote. Signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson. -
Affirmative Action
These are procedures to ensure that everyone has a fair chance. This eliminates any discrimination. -
Reed v. Reed
This was a decision by the supreme court that the way men and women were being treated differently in society is unconstitutional. The supreme court felt that this case violated the equal protection clause. -
Equal Rights Amendment
This amendment guaranteed equal rights to women and outlawed any discriminations towards them. This ended any separation against women and men with things that where not equal before like owning property or marriage. -
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Because of a schools racial quota system a white man did not get into the school. When this was brought to the supreme court they ruled that this case violated the equal protection clause in the fourteenth amendment. -
Bowers v. Hardwick
The supreme court decided that the fourteenth amendment did not state anything on same sex couples having sexual relations. Stating they did not state the constitution saying only heterosexual c -
Americans with Disabilities Act
This act prohibits any discriminations towards Americans with disabilities. This act allows all citizens despite their disability to work and have equal rights. This includes disabilities like death, blind, or people that are unable to walk. -
Motor Voter Act
NVRA requires that states offer voters registration opportunities at state motor vehicle agencies this caused the. This act reduces the voters costs for registration. -
Lawrence v. Texas
The supreme court invalidated the sodomy law that they stated earlier in the Bowers v. Hardwick case. In result of this the supreme court made same-sex activity legal in all states and territory's -
Obergefell v. Hodges
The supreme court ruled that the 14th amendment states to allow same-sex marriages. Also, allowing same-sex marriages done out of state to be of law and recognized.
