History

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  • Dred Scott v. Stanford

    Stated that under the constitution, African-americans were not citizens and have no power to use the court system.

  • 13th Amendment

    Abolition of slavery

  • 14th Amendment

    Granted citizenship to all people born in America

  • 15th Amendment

    Gave African-American men the right to vote
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    Poll Taxes

    Taxes on voting in elections
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    White Primaries

    Southern state voting where only white men were allowed to vote.

  • Plessy v. Ferguson

    Upheld segregation, stating "separate but equal"

  • 19th Amendment

    Gave women the right to vote

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Desegregated schools.

  • 24th Amendment

    Removed poll taxes, allowing all citizens to vote

  • Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Outlaws discrimination based out race, religion, sex, or ethnicity.

  • Affirmative Action

    Creating policies to intentionally try to include more minority groups.

  • Voting Rights act of 1965

    Outlawed Jim Crow laws

  • Reed v Reed

    Supreme Court struck down a law saying that if a man and a woman are equally qualified, the man cannot be picked based on his gender.

  • Equal Rights Amendment

    The 28th Amendment, gives equal rights to everyone under law based on sex.

  • Regents of the University of California v Bakke

    Using race as deciding factor for admission to college is illegal.

  • Bowers v Hardwick

    Upheld a Georgia law that banned homosexual interactions

  • Americans with Disabilities Act

    Guarantees that people with disabilities will receive equal opportunity in public facilities.

  • Motor Voter Act

    Also known as the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, requires states to make voter registration easier by providing more facilities or areas to do it at.

  • Lawrence v Texas

    Overturned the Bowers v Hardwick decision stating a right to privacy

  • Obergefell v Hodges

    Allows same sex marriage