chapter 6 ap gov

Strict scrutiny

a Supreme Court test to see if a law denies equal protection because it does not serve a compelling stat interest and is not narrowly tailored to achieve that goal.

Equality of results

american belief that not everyone deserves the same results, but the same opportunities.

Civil Rights Act of 1972

baned sex discrimination in local education programs receiving federal aid.

Suspect classifications

classifications of people on the basis of their race or ethnicity.

Seneca falls convention

convention that tried to get women more rights, although they didn't meet their goal of voting untill the 20s

Preferential treatments

giving more or better treatment to minority groups.

Equality of opportunity

giving people the equal opportunity to succeed.

Compensatory action

helping disabled or minority people more chances to succeed.

Civil disobedience

opposing a law one considers unjust by peacefully disobeying it and accepting the resulting punishment.

Racial profiling

police enforcement questioning people based on their ethnicity.

Title IX

prevented any educational biased based on sex.

Affirmative action

programs designed to increase minority participation in some institutions by taking positive steps to appoint more minority-group members.

Civil rights Act of 1964

prohibits discrimination based on sex in hiring and firing.

De jure segregation

racial segregation that is required by law.

De facto segregation

racial segregation that occurs in schools, not as a result of the law.

Americans with Disabilities Act

requires all public building to be accessible to people who need assistance due to disabilities.

Right to privacy

right guaranteed through a collection of amendments and explained in Roe v. Wade.

Separate but equal doctrine

the doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) that Africans Americans could constitutionally be kept in separate facilities but equal facilities.

White flight

the movement of whites out of urban centers to the suburbs.

Civil Rights

the rights of people to be treated without unreasonable or unconstitutional differences.

Reverse discrimination

using race or sex to give preferential treatment to some people.