Government Timeline for Government

By ethandemougin

  • Dred Scott v. Sandford

    Dred Scott v. Sandford
    Dred Scott v. Sandford was a turning point for former slaves in a case that argued that if a slave moved to a free state if they were legitimate a free person. It went to Missouri court and lost and then took it to federal court and won his freedom.

  • The 13th Amendment

    The 13th Amendment
    The 13th Amendment essentially abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, and there would be punishment for those who would break it.

  • The 14th Amendment

    The 14th Amendment
    Everyone born in the United States of America is a legal citizen.

  • The 15th Amendment

    The 15th Amendment
    Every citizen had the legal right to vote and cannot be denied or abridged by the United States.

  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    Plessy v. Ferguson
    When the US Supreme Court made the decision to uphold the segregation laws as long as everything between the races were equal.

  • The 19th Amendment

    The 19th Amendment
    Prohibits voting based on sex.

  • White Primaries

    White Primaries
    White primaries were primary elections held in the Southern United States in which only white voters were permitted to participate.

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education
    Established that racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional.

  • Affirmative Action

    Affirmative Action
    Policy of favoring individuals belonging to groups known to have been discriminated against previously.

  • The 24th Amendment

    The 24th Amendment
    Cannot give a poll tax or any other tax whilst voting,

  • Poll Taxes

    Poll Taxes
    A tax levied on every adult, without reference to income or resources.

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Civil Rights Act of 1964
    Prohibits discrimination by race, sex, color, religion, and national origin in the workplace.

  • Voting Rights Act of 1965

    Voting Rights Act of 1965
    Prohibits racial discrimination in voting.

  • Reed v. Reed

    Reed v. Reed
    Administrators of estates cannot be named in a way that discriminates between sexes.

  • Equal Rights Amendment

    Equal Rights Amendment
    Equal right of all citizens based on sex.

  • Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

    Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
    Upheld affirmative action and allowed race to be a factor in college admission.

  • Bowers v. Hardwick

    Bowers v. Hardwick
    A case in a law in Georgia where people would be criminalized for having sex between the same sexes.

  • Americans with Disabilities Act

    Americans with Disabilities Act
    Prohibits discrimination to people based on disabilities.

  • Lawrence v. Texas

    Lawrence v. Texas
    Prohibiting private homosexual activity between consensual adults is unconstitutional.

  • Obergefell v. Hodges

    Obergefell v. Hodges
    Same sex marriage is legal and cannot be prohibited.