State laws used to segregate society and keep certain responsibilities and rights from minority groups are called

Who:-

•U.S. Congressman who fought for equality in health care, housing, and justice for all

The post – World War II struggle between the United States and Soviet Union for power and influence; the struggle did not involve direct fighting between those two superpowers.

Courtcase:

•African American applied to UT Law School

•He was rejected because of his race

•They built a separate school just for him

Political group that believes the governments job is too have power and take care of the needs and problems of all people are known as a

Courtcase:

•LULAC and GI Forum looked to stop school segregation for Mexican-American students in 1948

Political group that believes in a limited government that protects the people’s freedoms so the individuals can create their own goals and take responsibilities for their problems are known as a

Who:

•A journalist, business leader, and public servant, she formed and led the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) during the Second World War, while receiving the distinguished service medal (the first woman to receive this award).

•. She was appointed the first secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare — the second woman to hold a cabinet post.

A form of action in favor of a cause that involves marches, boycotts, and possibly deliberately breaking the law to highlight opposition to the law is known as a

Who:

•Longoria Affair - equal treatment for Mexican American Veterans

•Created GI Forum - to help veterans specifically Mexican-Americans to obtain an education and health care.

Integrated bus rides that went through segregated areas in order to draw attention to civil rights were known as

Who:

•First African American to serve in the state senate in a century, and first African American woman from the South ever to serve in the U.S. Congress

Who:

•Served as Chief of Staff in both the Reagan and Bush administrations, as well as Secretary of State from 1989-1992

•Served as Secretary of the Treasury from 1985-1988 in the second Reagan administration

•Secretary of State in the George H.W. Bush administration

A form of protest in which activists sit down inside or in front of a business, thus interfering with the business’s normal work is known as a

Who:

•Member of NAACP who fought against Jim Crow Laws

•Helped fight for equal treatment of African Americans and to end segregation

A fair interaction with differences from your own thoughts, beliefs, and actions, with the goal of seeking what is best for all is known as

Who:

•National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

•Fought against laws and cases the hindered equal treatment of African-Americans

Who:

•Bills passed

•Civil Rights Act - stopped segregation

•Voting Rights Act - Made it easier for minorities to vote

•President after John F. Kennedy

Who:

•Was elected El Paso’s first Mexican-American mayor in 1957 and the first Mexican American of a major American city.

•President John F. Kennedy appointed him Ambassador to Costa Rica.

•In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed him chairman of the U.S.-Mexican Border Commission.

•In 1971, President Richard Nixon appointed him chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for the United States.