Constitution Day 2014

Civil Rights Act of 196450th Anniversary

Our Mission: To submit three “burning questions” to ask by Thursday, September

11.

1955

Smithsonian

Social

Political

Legal

Economic

Three Goals of Black Civil Rights Movement:

Civil Rights Act Signing.

CONCEPTS: LEGAL TERMS

CONCEPT DESCRIPTOR

“all men are created equal” Our most basic founding principle

de jure segregation separation imposed by law

de facto segregation separation caused by social, behavioral or economic factors

Due Process 5th Amendment: ten guarantee of our natural rights “government” cannot deny

Due Process 14th Amendment: “states” cannot deny natural rights

Attorney General Chief law enforcement officer; member of Executive Branch

Racial Profiling Targeting of individuals

CIVIL RIGHTS: MAJOR FEDERAL LEGISLATIONPOST CRA OF 1964

CONCEPT DESCRIPTOR

Equal Pay Act(1963) Gender pay equality

Civil Rights Act of 1964 Banning of all segregation and discrimination; EEOC established to enforce job rights of minorities

Voting Rights Act of 1965 To enforce state voter registration and voting protections.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION(1960s)

College entrance and public hiring preferences for minorities

EDUCATION AMENDMENTS ACT (TITLE IX)

(1972)

Promote higher education gender equality

CIVIL RIGHTS: MAJOR FEDERAL LEGISLATIONPOST CRA OF 1964

CONCEPT DESCRIPTOR

GREAT SOCIETY(1960s)

(war on poverty); Job training, education, food stamps, federal aid for elem/sec education, public housing…

Equal Rights Amendment FAILED Constitutional amendment banning gender discrimination

Americans with Disabilities Act

(1990)

Bans job discrimination; promotes accessibility to public bldgs and telecommunications

No Child Left Behind(1991)

Increased federal aid and accountability to raise standards

CIVIL RIGHTS SUPREME COURT CASES

CONCEPT DESCRIPTOR

Brown v. Board(1954)

Consolidation of five cases

Newly appointed Chief Justice Earl Warren

9-0 decision

“…in the field of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. . .“

Attorney Generals of states with segregation to submit plans for integration.

Brown v. Board(1955) Ordered desegregation “with all deliberate speed”

MAJOR CIVIL RIGHTS SUPREME COURT CASES POST CRA

CONCEPT DESCRIPTOR

Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US

(1964)

Upheld Congress’ us of interstate commerce clause to ban discrimination in private in private facilities

Mapp v. OhioGideon V. Wainwright

Miranda v. Arizona(1960s)

Protecting civil rights of accused

Roe v. Wade(1972)

Planned Parenthood v. Casey(1992)

due process, right to privacy rights of women

Lau v. Nichols(1974)

ESL students entitled to public education

MAJOR CIVIL RIGHTS SUPREME COURT CASES POST CRA

CONCEPT DESCRIPTOR

Bragdon v. Abbott(1999)

Olmstead v. LC(1999)

HIV-positive persons protected under ADA

Bars unnecessary segregation of persons with disabilities in public facilities

Ferguson

Racial Gaps

Ferguson violence

THE NEXT CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE “war on…”

GROUP ISSUE

blacks

Women

Latinos/boarder crossings

LGBT

Christianity

Muslims

education

disabled