Civil Rights: Equal Protection

2. A test administered to receive certification to vote.
4. The right to vote.
7. Any practice, policy, or procedure that denies equality of treatment to an individual or to a group because of gender.
8. Movement that supports political, economic, and social equality for women.
11. Established by the civil rights act of 1964 to end discrimination and promote voluntary action programs for jobs.
12. Unwanted physical or verbal conduct of a sexual nature that creates a hostile environment.
13. Racial segregation because of laws or administrative decisions.
14. A method used in the senate to end debate and vote on the bill. (Ex. 2008, Evan Bagh voted in favor of cloture motion on the bill to reduce green house gases).
15. State primary election that restricts voting to only whites, later outlawed by the supreme court in 1944. (Ex. Separate bathrooms with equal facilities)

1. Device used by southern states to exempt all African Americans voters who cannot prove that their grandfather’s voted before 1867.
3. The transportation of public school student from their neighborhood schools to other schools to help eliminate school segregation based on residency.
4. The segregation in schools and public places does not imply that one race is superior to another.
5. All rights in the 14th amendment that guarantee equal protection under the law (Ex. Freedom of speech).
6. Unlimited debate in the senate to halt action on a particular bill.
9. A legal document requiring an individual to appear in court and give a testimony.
10. A special tax required to be qualified to vote, outlawed by the 24th amendment.