Civil Rights (Equal Protection Clause)

Civil Rights (Equal Protection Clause)

Review

Multiple Choice

The right to privacy can be found in Article 1 Section 8

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

While the right to privacy is implied through various amendments, what specific amendment was used to justify privacy because it loosely stated that rights not listed in the constitution fall to the people?

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Multiple Choice

What SC Court case established the right of abortion under the Privacy domain

• Griswold v. CT

• Roe v. Wade

• Planned Parenthood v. Casey

• Frederick v. Morse

Fill in the Blanks

Selective incorporation uses the 14th Amendment, specifically the

clause, to apply a majority, but not all of the bill of rights on the states using a case by case basis over an extended period of time.

Open Ended

What is meant by "selective" in selective incorporation?

Learning Objectives

• Define civil rights and be able to specifically link the appropriate 14th amendment clause

• Describe at least two arguments used in MLK's "Letter From a Birmingham Jail"

• Describe how the federal government intervened in state affairs during the 1960s

• Cite and summarize at least two pieces of federal legislation addressing civil rights

Civil Liberties vs. Civil Rights

• Civil Liberties are god given rights (Linked to the Due Process Clause)

• Civil Rights are government created rights to protect individuals from discrimination based on characteristics such as race, national origin, religion, and sex. (Linked to equal protection clause)

• These rights are guaranteed to all citizens under the due process and equal protection clauses of the U.S. Constitution, as well as acts of Congress.

• Amendments at play (outside of Bill of Rights): 13th, 14th, & 15th

13th Amendment

• Outlaws slavery

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14th Amendment

No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

15th Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."

Civil Rights Leadership

• 1960s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s...

• Martin Luther King Jr

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LETTER FROM A BIRMINGHAM JAIL

• Why Birmingham?

• Yah, it's uncomfortable...

• The wait people

• Just vs. Unjust laws (SEGREGATION)

• Moderate white people are the issue

• Where is the church?

• It will end, we shall overcome (POLICE POSTSCRIPT)

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

• Legislation

• Enforcement of Legislation

• Litigation (Use of the courts)

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#1 Issue of federal government Involvement in Southern segregation

Federal Government uses...

The Commerce Clause to intervene. Reasoning based on interstate commerce

Moreover use the 14th & 15th Amendment to justify actions as well

Federal Government Legislation

• Civil Rights Act 1964

• Voting Rights Act 1965

• Title IX 1972

The Fight for Civil Rights continues...

LGBTQ Rights

The National Organization for Women and the women’s rights movement

The pro-life (anti-abortion) movement

Review

Open Ended

Whereas civil liberties are god given rights, civil rights are...

Open Ended

Roughly define the 15th amendment

Open Ended

List two arguments/topics included in MLK's "Letter From a Birmingham Jail"

Open Ended

What constitutional power does the federal government use to intervene in state affairs?

Open Ended

Name 2 pieces of federal legislation to address civil rights

Poll

After today's poll I feel...

• Comfortable with the topics and need no help

• Somewhat comfortable with the topics and might need more explaining

• Not comfortable at all

Multiple Choice

What is the #1 purchased item in American vending machines

• Snickers

• Doritos

• M&Ms

• Cheetos

The End