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AP US Gov, chapter 6
AP US Gov, chapter 6 definitions
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12th Grade
10/18/2007

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Civil Rights
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The rights of people to be treated without unreasonable or unconstitutional differences.
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Suspect Classifications
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Classifications of people on the basis of their ethnicity.
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Strict Scrutiny
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A supreme court test to see if a law denies equal protection because it does not serve a compelling state interest and is not narrowly tailored to achieve that goal.
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Seperate-but equal doctrine
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The doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson that african americans could constitutionally be kept in seperate but equal facilities.
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De jure segregation
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Racial segregation that is required by law.
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De facto segregation
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Racial segregation that occurs in schools, not as a result of the law, but as a result of patterns of residential settlement.
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Civil disobedience
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Opposing a law one considers unjust by peacefully disobeying it and accepting the resultant punishment.
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Police powers
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State power to effect laws promoting health, safety, and morals.
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Affirmative action
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Programs designed to increase minority participation in some institution (businesses, schools, labor uniuns, or government agencies by taking positive steps to appoint more minority group members.
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equality of result
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Making certain that people achive the same result.
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Reverse discrimination
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Using race or sex to give preferential treatment to some people.
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Equality of opportunity
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Giving people an equal chance to succeed.
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