POSI - Political Science POSI 2320 Study Guide - Final Guide: Equal Protection Clause, Establishment Clause, Excessive Bail Clause

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Topic 1 civil rights and civil liberties. 14th amendment (due process and equal protection clauses: no state shall . deprive any person of life, liberty or property, without due process of law. , equal-protection clause require states to treat their residents equally. Inevitable discovery exception otherwise excludable evidence can be admitted in trial if police would eventually have discovered the evidence by other means: plain view exception evidence found in plain sight. Civil rights act of 1964 - ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Voting rights act of 1965 - overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented. African americans from exercising their right to vote. 19th amendment and women"s rights movement - women"s rights to vote. Topic 2 federal bureaucracy and economic policy. The evolution of the federal bureaucracy from the george washington to today.