| A | B |
|---|
| de jure | segregation by law |
| de facto | segregation by practice or custom |
| Civil Rights Act of 1968 | banned discrimination in housing |
| Black Panthers | this political party was formed to fight against police brutality in the ghetto |
| feminism | this is the theory behind the women's movement |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 | this legal "tool" of the women's rights movement was, strangely enough, provided by opponents of civil rights |
| Brown v. Board of Education | court case that made segregation illegal |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | court case that made segregation legal |
| abridge | to limit |
| affirmative action | policy to give preference to make up for discrimination |
| discrimination | unfair treatment based on membership in a group |
| double jeopardy | retrial of a person for the same crime |
| due process clause | 14th amendment; gov't can't deprive without this |
| establishment clause | gov't cannot establish a religion |
| free exercise clause | prohibits gov't feom interfering with religious beliefs |
| human rights | fundamental freedoms |
| libel | false written statements |
| secular | non-religious |
| separate but equal doctrine | policy - facilities for races that were equal could be separate |
| slander | false speech |
| symbolic speech | actions or symbols to express opinion |
| equal protection clause | 14th amendment - states must treat citizens equally |
| incorporation | extention of Bill of Rights to state and local gov'ts |
