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Flashcard 1: Identify the amendment that abolished slavery in the United States.
Answer: The 13th Amendment. First of three Reconstruction amendments ending legal slavery nationwide.
Flashcard 2: What is the main goal of the Women's Rights Movement?
Answer: To achieve gender equality and women's rights. Seeks equal opportunities, pay, and treatment in all aspects of society.
Flashcard 3: Identify the amendment that extended voting rights to all citizens 18 years and older.
Answer: The 26th Amendment. Lowered voting age from 21 during Vietnam War era.
Flashcard 4: What is the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Answer: To outlaw discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Landmark legislation ending segregation in public accommodations and employment.
Flashcard 5: Which act aimed to eliminate barriers to voting for African Americans?
Answer: The Voting Rights Act of 1965. Removed discriminatory practices like poll taxes and literacy tests.
Flashcard 6: What is the primary purpose of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment?
Answer: To prevent states from denying any person equal protection under the law. Established post-Civil War to ensure states treat all citizens equally under law.
Flashcard 7: Identify a major social movement associated with the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Answer: The Civil Rights Movement. Led to landmark legislation outlawing discrimination in public accommodations.
Flashcard 8: Which Supreme Court case established the 'separate but equal' doctrine?
Answer: Plessy v. Ferguson. 1896 ruling that allowed racial segregation if facilities were theoretically equal.
Flashcard 9: Which Supreme Court decision overturned 'separate but equal' in public education?
Answer: Brown v. Board of Education. 1954 landmark decision declaring segregated schools inherently unequal.
Flashcard 10: What social movement focused on gender equality and led to Title IX legislation?
Answer: The Women's Rights Movement. Advocated for educational equality, leading to Title IX's ban on sex discrimination.
Flashcard 11: What was the significance of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Answer: It prohibited racial discrimination in voting. Eliminated literacy tests and other barriers that prevented Black voting.
Flashcard 12: Which amendment granted women the right to vote in the United States?
Answer: The 19th Amendment. Ratified in 1920 after decades of suffrage movement advocacy.
Flashcard 13: Identify the Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
Answer: Obergefell v. Hodges. 2015 decision establishing marriage equality as a constitutional right.
Flashcard 14: Which social movement sought to end racial segregation and discrimination in the US?
Answer: The Civil Rights Movement. 1950s-60s movement that challenged Jim Crow laws and racial inequality.
Flashcard 15: What is the main focus of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
Answer: To prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities. 1990 law ensuring equal access and reasonable accommodations for disabled individuals.
Flashcard 16: Which Supreme Court case ruled that school segregation is unconstitutional?
Answer: Brown v. Board of Education. Unanimously overturned Plessy's 'separate but equal' doctrine in education.
Flashcard 17: Which social movement is linked to the Stonewall Riots of 1969?
Answer: The LGBTQ+ Rights Movement. Police raid sparked modern LGBTQ+ rights activism and pride movement.
Flashcard 18: What landmark case involved affirmative action in university admissions?
Answer: Regents of the University of California v. Bakke. 1978 case allowing race as one factor in admissions decisions.
Flashcard 19: What is the primary focus of the LGBTQ+ Rights Movement?
Answer: To achieve equality and rights for LGBTQ+ individuals. Fights discrimination and seeks full legal recognition and protection.
Flashcard 20: Identify the social movement associated with the slogan 'Equal Pay for Equal Work.'
Answer: The Women's Rights Movement. Advocates for wage equality and workplace gender discrimination elimination.
Flashcard 21: What was the significance of the case Regents of the University of California v. Bakke?
Answer: It addressed affirmative action and racial quotas. Allowed race-conscious admissions while rejecting strict racial quotas.
Flashcard 22: Which amendment addresses due process and equal protection?
Answer: The 14th Amendment. Protects citizens from unfair state actions and ensures equal treatment.
Flashcard 23: What is the main goal of the Black Lives Matter movement?
Answer: To combat systemic racism and violence against Black people. Modern movement addressing police brutality and racial justice issues.
Flashcard 24: Which Supreme Court case involved the right to privacy and contraceptive use?
Answer: Griswold v. Connecticut. 1965 case establishing privacy right in marital contraceptive decisions.
Flashcard 25: Identify the act that prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
Answer: The Fair Housing Act. 1968 law expanding civil rights protections to housing sector.
Flashcard 26: What was the significance of the case Obergefell v. Hodges?
Answer: It legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. Extended marriage equality to all 50 states in 2015.
Flashcard 27: Which constitutional amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection?
Answer: The 14th Amendment. Defines citizenship and protects individual rights from state interference.
Flashcard 28: Which social movement is associated with the March on Washington in 1963?
Answer: The Civil Rights Movement. Historic demonstration for jobs, freedom, and civil rights legislation.
Flashcard 29: What was the outcome of the Dred Scott v. Sandford case?
Answer: It ruled that African Americans could not be citizens. 1857 decision later overturned by 14th Amendment citizenship clause.
Flashcard 30: Identify the act that aimed to prevent employment discrimination.
Answer: The Civil Rights Act of 1964. Prohibited workplace discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, origin.