POLS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: De Facto, De Jure, Suspect Classification
10 Jan 2019
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Era 4: combating the legacy of segregation (1965-today) Issue 3: racial disparities in application of law. Challenges: less consensus, potential conflicts with personal liberties. De jure segregation: segregation required by law. De facto segregation: segregation in fact, not required by law. Example: schools remain segregated due to housing patterns, attempted solution: busing students to other schools. Problem: less wealth and earning power in communities of color hinders opportunities. Attempted solution: affirmative action: action or policy that favors those groups who tend to suffer from discrimination. Regents v. bakke (1978): quotas are not allowed. Issue 3: disparities in application of law. Problem: some evidence of racial disparities in criminal justice, housing, employment. Strict scrutiny test: used for: racial and ethnic discrimination (a suspect class, requires: government compelling interest . Intermediate scrutiny test: used for: gender discrimination, requires: government important interest , voting right:19th amendment, equal right amendment (era) unsuccessful.
