PoliSci Chapter 5

which practices were banned in the Civil Rights Act of 1968?

1) discriminatory real estate practices 2) " " in mortgage lending 3) " " in housing

what is included in the concept of equal rights, or civil rights?

1) equal access to opportunities society provides 2) the right of every person to equal protection under law 3) equal access to public facilities

what was the first result of the national boycott of California lettuce and grapes that was launched by Cesar Chavez?

CA passed a law giving migrant workers the right to bargain collectively

native americans were not considered ___ until 1924

citizens

which case declared affirmative action constitutional but invalidated the use of racial quotas?

Regents of the University of California v. Bakke

as part of what movement did advocates for women's suffrage (voting rights) become active on a large scale?

abolitionist movement

among the laws giving women greater equality in the workplace were laws prohibiting

an employer from paying women less than men for doing the same job

the landmark case of Lau v. Nicholas resulted in many states offering ___ education in their public schools

bilingual

the type of discrimination in which traditionally disadvantaged groups have fewer opportunities because of prejudice despite legal protections is

de facto discrimination

which type of discrimination is based on the law?

de jure discrimination

the 1964 Civil Rights Act banned

discrimination in public accomodations

what clause of the US constitution was at the center of the argument in Brown v. Board?

equal-protection clause

the Supreme Court has held that gender discrimination in law

is almost always unconstitutional

what legal test gives govt considerable leeway in treating people differently, such as imposing a higher tax rate on upper-income Americans?

reasonable-basis test

what is the profound impact of the civil rights movement?

removing discrimination in voting requirements

in Plessy v. Fergeson, the Supreme Court declared that ___ but equal facilities do not violate the 14th amendment 's equal protection clause

separate

which groups have historically lacked equality?

women, catholics, and asian americans