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Dred Scott v. Sandford
SC Decision held that blacks weren't citizens and were not entitled to civil rights. -
13th Amendment
Banned slavery except as a punishment for crimes -
14th Amendment
no state can abridge the rights of citizens of the United States -
15th Amendment
states cannot restrict a citizen's voting right based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude -
Poll Tax introduced
A tax on people who tried to vote. specifically targeted black voters in the south. -
Plessy v Ferguson
This Supreme Court case held that segregation laws do not violate the 14th amendment, as long as the facilities were equal in quality. -
19th Amendment
women were granted the right to vote, much to the disapproval of surprisingly a lot of women, who did not want to be included in the tax code. the amendment has had a huge effect on voting in the united states. -
White Primaries
White primaries were primary elections held in the Southern United States in which only white voters were permitted to participate. specifically, in 1923 Texan democrats held that only whites could vote in their primary election -
Equal Rights Amendment
a proposed amendment in 1923 that would give equal rights to everyone regardless of race or sex -
Brown v Board of Education
Established that racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional. -
Affirmative action
a set of laws designed to prevent discrimination among applicants for jobs or college -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin -
Reed v Reed
Admins of estates can not choose who gets the estate based off of their sex -
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
colleges cannot use race as a basis of admissions to their school since it violates the 14th amendment -
Bowers v. Hardwick
deemed sodomy laws constitutional since the constitution doesn't say that you can do that. -
Americans With Disabilities Act
This act prevented the discrimination of people with disabilities. -
Motor Voter Act
established guidelines for each state in regard to federal elections so no funny business would happen -
Lawrence v. Texas
Sodomy laws are unconstitutional now, due to the due process clause. -
Obergefell v. Hodges
Requires states to license and issue marriages for homosexuals based off the 14th amendment