PS 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Jim Crow Laws, Voting Rights Act Of 1965, De Jure
14 Sep 2016
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Policies designed to protect people against illegal action or discrimination by government officials or individuals. Discrimination- use of unreasonable and unjustified criteria of exclusion. Jim crow laws- discriminatory laws in south after civil war. Brown vs. board of education (1954)- school segregation is inherently unconstitutional because of the. Voting rights act (1965(- removed barriers to suffrage (poll tax) Voter id- designed to prevent/ reduce fraudulent voting. Minority and low-income individuals are disproportionally less likely to have id. De jure- by law de facto- in reality. Strict scrutiny- in racial discrimination cases, burden of proof is on the government. Intermediate scrutiny- in gender discrimination cases, burden of proof is on both challengers and government. Us (1944)- internment of 100,000 americans of japanese descent constitutional during. Ww2, need to prevent espionage overrides the rights of americans of japanese descent. Gerrymandering- redrawing of electoral districts to give advantage to one race or political party.
