PS 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Equal Protection Clause, Due Process Clause, Equal Rights Amendment
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Textbook: civil rights: rights that guarantee individuals freedom from discrimination. These rights are generally grounded in the equal protection clause of the 14th. Americans, should be denied certain rights for their own safety or well-being: de jure: relating to actions or circumstances that occur by law, such as the legally enforced segregation of schools in the american south before the. It is applied in all cases involving a race. Laws rarely pass the strict scrutiny standard; a law that discriminates based on race must be shown to serve some. Lecture-civil rights: foundations, civil rights guarantee freedom from discrimination, based in the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment, specifics laid out in laws passed by congress (e. g. , the 1964 civil rights. Policies that say one cannot restrict admission to certain universities or clubs(based on income, sex, race: equality of outcome. Idea that idea that providing separate but equivalent facilities for african.