Civil Rights Part 3

Civil Rights Part 3

Review

Multiple Select

In theory, southern segregation policies were unconstitutional via the ______ amendment(s). Pick 3

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Open Ended

Plessy v. Ferguson established what precedent regarding segregation?

Multiple Choice

The Literacy Test & Poll Tax were a direct assault on what constitutional amendment?

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Open Ended

Provide 2 examples of unconventional participation:

Multiple Choice

Unconventional participation provides media coverage for those who want to broadcast their message

• True

• False

Learning Objectives

• Describe how the US Government confronted the following...

• The "Separate but Equal" precedent

• Southern Segregation Laws

• Southern Voting Barriers

• Describe the effect of the Civil Rights Movement on the South politically (270 to win)

• Be able to describe Affirmative Action & cite at least one argument for & against the policy

"Separate but Equal"

Brown v Board

Brown v Board

A number of African-American children in Topeka, Kansas were denied access to all-white schools due to a statute that permitted, but did not require, segregated public school facilities. The doctrine of separate but equal, as articulated in Plessy v. Ferguson

Oliver Brown and 12 other plaintiffs sued the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. The plaintiffs asserted that segregation is fundamentally unequal, and that the Board of Education’s segregationist policies violated the Fourteenth Amendment.

Brown Decision

Chief Justice Earl Warren delivered the opinion of the unanimous Court. The Supreme Court held that “separate but equal” facilities are inherently unequal and violate the protections of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. The Court reasoned that the segregation of public education based on race instilled a sense of inferiority that had a hugely detrimental effect on the education and personal growth of African American children

Brown Potpourri

• Why Schools first?

• Brown v Board 2: With deliberate speed

• Little Rock 9

Segregation

1964 Civil Rights Act

*Relies heavily upon the Commerce Clause

Southern Voting Barriers

1965 Voting Rights Act

24th amendment

The political effect on the South

270 to win

Affirmative Action

For federal contractors and subcontractors, affirmative action must be taken by covered employers to recruit and advance qualified minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and covered veterans. Affirmative actions include training programs, outreach efforts, and other positive steps. These procedures should be incorporated into the company's written personnel policies. Employers with written affirmative action programs must implement them, keep them on file and update them annually.

Review

Open Ended

What court case erased the "separate but equal" precedent?

Open Ended

What federal piece of legislation eliminated the Literacy test?

Multiple Choice

The Poll Tax was eliminated by what amendment?

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Open Ended

The 1964 Civil Rights Act & 1965 Voting Rights Act had what political effect on the South?

Multiple Choice

What constitutional power does the federal government use to desegregate the South?

• Commerce Clause

• Necessary & Proper Clause

• Supremacy Clause

• Full Faith and Credit Clause

Poll

After today I feel...

• Comfortable with the learning objectives and need no additional help

• Somewhat comfortable with the learning objectives and need a little bit more explaining

• Not comfortable at all. Let's talk afterward.

Multiple Choice

In 1982, Tootsie Roll Corp. asked "How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll Center of a Tootsie Pop? The world may never know." Turns out we found out. According to Florida State University it takes this many licks:

• 364

• 563

• 997

• 1,123