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Dred Scott vs. Sandford
This was a case that basically said that if someone was enslaved, they didn't count as a citizen of the United States. . The main thing to be considered has to be that to many people, this ruling had to be one of the worst ever rendered by the Supreme Court, and was overturned by the 13th and 14th amendments of the Constitution, which abolished slavery and declared all people who are born in the United States to be citizens of the United States. -
13th Amendment
Thsi amendment was a very monumental one simply because it was the amendment the ablished slavery. This was important as it changed the course of american history. -
14th Amendment
This is an important amendment as it states the any state can't violate any laws and rights provided to the citizens by the federal government. The amendment says, "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States." -
15th Amendment
This amendment was also a monumental one because it gave African Americans the right to vote. This was a huge step closer to getting Africans Americans equality until the civil rights movement. -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Plessy vs. Ferguson was the case that determined seperate but equal. It was also stated that segregation laws were not in violation of the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. -
19th amendment
The 19th amendment is extremely important as it took a little over a year to get ratified. This amendment specifically gave women the right to vote. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
The judges ruled, in a heavily divided US that public schools that children went to could not be seperated by race as that was unconstitutional. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed by Congress in 1964 that prohibited the discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. This was huge as it was a another large leap for equality for everyone under the constitution. -
24th Amendment
This amendment stated that there should not have to eb a poll that needed to be [ayed in order to vote. Many people would protest and hold marches in retaliation to the taxes in the polls. They held signs as seen in the picture saying, "Pay No Poll Tax." -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
With another jump for true equality, the voting rights act of 1965 prohibited any form of discrimination when it came to voting. This includes the southern '"literacy test" and other practices. -
Title IX
Title 9 is important because it made schools support both male and female programs and they schools weren't allowed to discriminate based off of gender/sex of the of the people in the group. -
Equal Rights Amendment
This amendment gave equal status to men and women and that places couldnt do anything about the persons gender. -
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
One of the major things that happened in this court case is the fact that it was proven that the University of California was taking race into account during their admissions process. However the court also said that the there would be allowed a 16 out of 100 seats reserved for minority groups. -
Bowers v. Hardwick
This case deals witht he 14th amendment and specifcially same sex marriages. In the case, the court said that the 14th amendment does not protect saem sex amrriage from states criminalizing sodomy. -
Americans with Disabilities Act
This Act stated that all disability rights are civil rights as well. It also states that it is prohibited to discriminate someonefrom joining the work force and etc. -
Voter ID Laws
Voter ID Laws are in place to make sure the right people are voting and that nothing tries to interfere. They are required before any citizen gets to vote. -
Shelby County v Holder
In the case of Shelby vs. Holder, the US supreme court ruled that using a certain formula was not right and deemed it unconstitutional. It also states, '"of the Voting Rights Act to determine which jurisdictions are subject to the preclearance requirement of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act."