PSC 113 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Equal Protection Clause, Fourteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution, De Jure
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Civil rights: equal access to society and to the political process without arbitrary discrimination. protect people against discrimination. They focus on equal access to society and to political activities such as voting. Disadvantaged groups: those who historically have had little or no economic, social, and political power and who have been singled out for discriminatory treatment in politics and society. Civil war amendments: the three amendments added to the constitution (thirteenth, fourteenth, and. Fifteenth) after the civil war to establish the legal status and rights of the newly freed slaves. Abraham lincoln, assassinated in 1865, was succeeded as president by andrew johnson, who pushed for a quick reunion of north and south. Anyone born in the usa is a us citizen. Anyone residing in a state is a citizen of that state. Bars states from depriving anyone of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
