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Dred Scott vs. Sanford
In the Dred Scott case, the important decision of the Supreme Court was that slave or decedants of slaves that were imported from Africa, could never be United States Citizens. -
13th Amendment
It abolished slavery, except for a punishment of a crime. The thirteenth amendment was written after the Civil War. -
14th Amendment
This was a big step forward in that it overruled the Dred Scott case ruling that African Americans and their descedants could become citizens. -
15th Amendment
This gave people of all races and prvious status (as a slave) the right to vote. -
Poll Tax
This created a flat tax that everyone has to pay in order to vote. This made a big income for the government. Though this tax was criticezed as being discriminatory. -
White Primaries
These were primaries that happened in the Southern States, that did not let people of any color, other than white, to participate. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Upheld the constitutionality of segregation in all public intstitutions. -
19th Amendmant
This prevented the government from withholding the right to vote based on sex, which gave woman the right to vote. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Declared any state laws that kept students racially segregated and denying people of any race opputunities given to other races uncnstitutional. -
Affirmative Action
Affirmative action is policies that race, ethinicity, physical disabilites, military career, gender, or social class into consideration and the focus ranges from education to public contracting and health programs. -
24th Amendment
The prohibits congress and the states from imposing a poll tax, which is a tax that is required in order for someone to vote. This allowed even thepoorest of people the ability to vote. -
Civil Rights Act of 164
This was the act that ended racial segregation in the schools, in the workplace, and for voter registration requirements. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This act prohibited the States imposing voting qualifications or any prerequisites for people to vote. Especially due to race or color. -
Reed vs. Reed
It ruled that administrators of estate cannot be named in a way that discrimates against sexes. -
Equal Rights Amendant
This was the first amendmant that was proposed to give woman the right to vote but it was turned down. -
Regents of the University of California vs. Bakke
The court ruled that Affirmative action is constitutioal, but they cannot have different quotas based on race. -
Bowers vs. Hardwick
The courts upheld a law stating that homosexual sex as illegal sodomy was constitutional. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
This secured all rights for all people who have certain speacial circumstances due to disabilities. This requires many different buisnesses and such to get handicapped bathrooms, ramps, rails, etc. -
Lawrence vs. Texas
This overturned Bowers vs. Hardwick saying that homosexual sex cannot be considered illegal sodomy due to the 14th amendmant and how all people should be equally protected.
