American Civil Rights: The Long Struggle for Dignity (Dr. E-Q2-G8)

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  1. 4. What is the name of the one Supreme Court Justice who did not agree with the decision in Plessy vs Ferguson?
  2. 7. Which Court has the last word on the interpretation of the US Constitution in America?
  3. 9. The phrase used to refer to a set of laws, usually in the south, that segregated non-whites from whites
  4. 10. The Voting Rights Act 1965 Recognized The importance of providing legal protections for the voting rights of non-white people, included getting rid of “______ tests”.
  5. 11. A term that refers to a Supreme Court case that decides a particularly controversial or important issue, and is viewed as changing the law on that subject for nearly forever
  6. 13. A Latin phrase for rules or practices followed as a matter of fact but are not actually the law.
  7. 15. The name of the Supreme Court case in 1896 that decided that the US government could be required to assist in the capture of formerly enslaved people who were living in free (non-slavery) states.
  8. 17. A term used to refer to community organizing
  9. 18. The civil rights act of 1964 was The first civil rights act that was not found _______ by the Supreme Court.
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  1. 1. The elimination of slavery
  2. 2. Civil _________ is a non-violent form of advocacy for Civil rights
  3. 3. Without the free speech and other protections of the ——— Amendment, it would’ve been an even greater struggle to advance civil rights in this country.
  4. 5. A verb for arguing to advance or protect the rights of oneself for another
  5. 6. Something that is done in everyday practice but is not required by law. Literally, a matter of fact.
  6. 8. An essential part of a democratic Society secured by the First Amendment to the US Constitution
  7. 12. Abbreviation for the group who took over Alcatraz, forming a movement to advance the rights of the people of Native American Nations
  8. 14. Legal rights granted by statute that protect people's right to be free of discrimination
  9. 16. 1866 was the first time the US enacted civil rights protections for non-white people in the United States. (The president vetoed it and the Senate had overridden the veto by a 2/3 vote!)