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Dred Scott v. Sandford
The court decided slaves who were descendants of American Slaves were not citizens of the united states -
13th Amendment
Abolishment of slavery in the US -
14th Amendment
No state shall make or enforce laws that take away privileges or immunities of citizens of the united states -
15th Amendment
Granted African American men the right to vote -
Poll tax introduced
Fixed sum for every individual that was needed to vote. This tax was in place regardless of income or resources -
White Primary introduced
Primary elections in the south which only white voters were the only ones permitted to vote -
Plessy v Ferguson
State mandated segregation laws did not violate the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment -
19th Amendment
Gave Women the right to vote -
Brown v Board
Separate but equal is inherently unequal -
24th Amendment
The right to vote for any election cannot be denied by poll tax or other requirements -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Prohibited discrimination in public places based on race color religion, sex, or national origin -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the civil war including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting -
Affirmative Action Introduced
A set of procedures designed to; eliminate unlawful discrimination among applicants, remedy the results of such prior discrimination and prevent such discrimination in the future -
Reed v Reed
Discrimination based on gender is not constitutional when naming the administrator of an estate -
Equal Rights Amendment
Guarantee legal gender equality for women and men -
Regents of the University of California v Bakke
Universities that used race as a definite and exclusive basis violated the fourteenth amendment -
Bowers v Hardwick
The court decided that there was no constitutional protection for sodomy and the states could outlaw the practice -
Americans with Disabilities act
Set regulations for businesses and government buildings to be accessible for people with disabilities -
Motor Voter Act
Set forth certain voter registration requirements with respect to elections for federal office. -
Lawrence v texas
Texas making a law to prohibit sexual conduct of two people of the same sex was unconstitutional. -
Obergefell v Hodges
Legalization and requirement of states to license and recognize same sex marriage.