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Chapter 7, section 2
Justice in America
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Political Studies
9th Grade
04/19/2010

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segregation
Definition
separation of blacks and whites in public places
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affirmative action
Definition
attempts to counteract the effects of past discrimination
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The Role of the Supreme Court
Definition
final say if constitutional principles have been correctly followed
makes actions legal or illegal
decisions aren't necessarily permanent
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Interpreting a Principle
Definition
see how the Court's interpretation of one principle changed in the course of several cases
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Equality and Segregation
Definition
was intended to prevent states from denying rights to A.A.
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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Definition
states passed laws requiring segregation in public places
Plessy refused to leave a whites only train car
court said it didn't violate the 14th A. as long as the black and white cars were of equal quality
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opposition to Segregation
Definition
black places weren't as good as whites
separated made blacks feel inferior
NAACP brought many cases to court where equal protection wasn't showed in equal showed in separate but equal places
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
Definition
Linda Brown was required to go to a far away black school when a white one was so close
separate schools had a harmful affect on both blacks and whites
blacks felt inferior
whites learned to feel superior
made segregation laws unconstitutional
overturned Plessy v. Ferguson
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Equality and Affirmative Action
Definition
congress passed the civil rights laws
companies were hiring whites only
used affirmative action to work toward correcting the effects of unfair hiring
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Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)
Definition
reserved places for different races
Bakke (white) was denied twice even though he had a higher gpa and scores than those in other races
unconstitutional to discriminate against whites unless that was only one factor of creating a more diverse school
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Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corporation (1971)
Definition
applied for MMC and was denied because she had children
company couldn't have one hiring policy for women and one for men
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