Civil Rights Formative Assessment Review

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Term used for positive acts of Gov’t that seek constitutional guarantees for all people

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Civil Rights

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In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the “______________” was established.

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“Separate but Equal Doctrine”

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This Supreme Court decision reversed the separate but equal doctrine by stating that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.

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Brown v. Board

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(1868) Granted citizenship to all person born in or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves, and guaranteed rights to all citizens.

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14th Amendment

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States cannot deny U.S. citizens the protection as granted by state laws or the Constitution

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Equal Protection Clause

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Determined "Separate but Equal" did violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amend.

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Brown v. Board of Education

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Policies designed to protect people against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by government officials or individuals

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Civil Rights

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What did Homer Plessy do that got him arrested?

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He took a seat in the whites only car of a train.

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The 14th amendment is meant to give U.S. citizens what?

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Equal protection under the law, Due process (the right to have the gov't the respect all your rights), Citizenship by birth on U.S. land

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What famous phrase came out of the Plessy case?

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"Separate but equal"