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the dred Scott decision established that African Americans were not US citizens and therefore could not sue in a court of law -
the 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States, except for when it is used as punishment for a crime -
the 14th amendment effectively overturned the Dred Scott decision, stating that everyone born in the United States was considered a citizen and was guaranteed the same rights and protections as other citizens -
the 15th amendment established that all (male) citizens were aloud to vote regardless of race -
Plessy v. Ferguson legally protected segregation and Jim Crow laws in America under the "separate but equal" logic -
white primaries where primary elections, most commonly in the south, where only white voters could participate -
the 19th amendment prohibited voting discrimination based on gender -
Brown v. Board established that the segregation of children in schools was unconstitutional -
the motor voter act made it easier for Americans to register to vote regardless of disabilities or socioeconomic class -
the 24th amendment abolished poll tax as a voting requirement -
the civil rights act of 1964 prohibited discrimination based on race, color, sex, nationality, etc. -
poll taxes were taxes a person had to pay In order to vote, they emerged in reconstruction America as a way to prevent African Americans from voting -
the voting rights act of 1965 outlawed discriminatory voting practices such as literacy tests -
set of policies designed to prevent illegal discrimination of minorities in areas like education or employment -
Reed v. Reed prohibited sexist discrimination when naming the holder of an estate -
the equal rights amendment guaranteed legal equality regardless of gender -
established that racial quotas for admission to colleges was unconstitutional and violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment -
ruled that the right to engage in same sex relationships was not protected by the 14th amendment -
the Americans with disabilities act prohibits discrimination of people with disabilities in areas such as, employment, public transportation, local government, etc. -
Made same sex relationships legal under the 14th amendment -
guaranteed right to marry as a fundamental right making gay marriage legal