Political Science 2244E Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Civil Liberties, Anti-Racism, Progressive Tax

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 2244E
• Professor: Peter A Ferguson

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Is discrimination wrong: what about grading, what about hiring qualified candidates, progressive taxation, some people pay more taxes than others. For cr, the issue is whether differences in treatment reasonable. State and federal constitutions: much narrower than today, legal discrimination. If (cid:449)e g(cid:396)a(cid:374)t the(cid:373) (cid:396)ight that they a(cid:396)e (cid:272)itize(cid:374)s, they"(cid:396)e go(cid:374)(cid:374)a sta(cid:396)t a(cid:272)ti(cid:374)g like (cid:272)itize(cid:374)s a(cid:374)d (cid:449)hite people did(cid:374)"t (cid:449)a(cid:374)t that. The constitution and courts: 14th a - equal protect and due process, ambiguities = different interpretations, broad = constitution is color blind, narrow = separate but equal, 13th abolished slavery & 15th granted vote, post civil war. The case was influential in the landmark case of brown v. board of education four years later. States response, allow him in law school but need separate facilities. Of higher learning cannot make it unequal in learning because of 14th amendment. Brown vs board of education: the 14th amend indicates the constitution is colorblind