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1 Chapter 21: Civil Rights: Equal Justice Under Law Section 1 Objectives 1. Understand what it means to live in a heterogeneous society. 2. Summarize the history of race-based discrimination in the United States. 3. Examine discrimination against women in the past and present. Key Terms heterogeneous immigrant reservation refugee assimilation Introduction How have various minority groups in American society been discriminated against? A Heterogeneous Society

2 A Heterogeneous Society (continued) African Americans Native Americans Hispanic Americans

3 Diversity in the U.S. Which of these groups were not counted in the 1790 census? What percentage of the population today has Hispanic origins? What is the rate of growth for Asian Americans? What are the benefits of diversity in a community? Asian Americans Women Checkpoint: What was the significance of the Declaration of Sentiments?

4 What does this cartoon say about equality in the workplace? Review Now that you have learned about how various minority groups in American society have been discriminated against, go back and answer the Chapter Essential Question. Why are there ongoing struggles for civil rights?

5 Section 2 Objectives 1. Explain the importance of the Equal Protection Clause. 2. Describe the history of segregation in America. 3. Examine how classification by gender relates to discrimination. Key Terms rational basis test strict scrutiny test segregation Jim Crow separate-but-equal doctrine integration de jure de facto Introduction How has the interpretation of the guarantee of equal rights changed over time? Equal Protection Clause

6 Equal Protection Clause (continued) Segregation Separate-But-Equal Brown v. Board of Education Checkpoint: What was the result of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling?

7 De Jure & De Facto Segregation De Jure Segregation Other Forms of Segregation The Supreme Court has held that racial segregation is unconstitutional in many areas, including: Classification by Gender

8 Classification by Gender (continued) Review Now that you have learned about how the interpretation of the guarantee of equal rights has changed over time, go back and answer the Chapter Essential Question. Why are there ongoing struggles for civil rights? Section 3 Objectives 1. Outline the history of civil rights legislation from Reconstruction to today. 2. Explore the issues surrounding affirmative action. Key Terms affirmative action quota reverse discrimination

9 Introduction What is the history of civil rights legislation from Reconstruction to today? Early Efforts Civil Rights Movement Civil Rights Act of 1964

10 Civil Rights Act of 1968 Checkpoint: What is the Civil Rights Act of 1968? Title IX The ERA The Equal Rights Amendment would have added, Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex to the Constitution. Why do you think the ERA was not ratified? Affirmative Action Affirmative action is an effort to correct the effects of past discrimination by addressing current inequalities. Reverse Discrimination

11 The Bakke Case In 1978, Regents of the University of California v. Bakke became the first major affirmative action case. Later Cases University of Michigan Cases Seattle and Louisville Cases Review Now that you have learned about the history of civil rights legislation from Reconstruction to today, go back and answer the Chapter Essential Question. Why are there ongoing struggles for civil rights?

12 Section 4 Objectives 1. Describe how people become American citizens by birth and by naturalization. 2. Explain how an American can lose his or her citizenship. 3. Illustrate how the United States is a nation of immigrants. 4. Compare and contrast the status of undocumented aliens and legal immigrants. Key Terms citizen jus soli jus sanguinis naturalization alien expatriation denaturalization deportation Introduction How can American citizenship be attained and how has immigration policy changed over the years? Citizenship in the Constitution

13 Citizenship by Birth Naturalization According to the chart on the right, in what year were the most people naturalized? The fewest? Loss of Citizenship

14 Regulation of Immigration Quotas Checkpoint: What happened to the country-based quota system? Current Immigration Policies Deportation Checkpoint: For what reasons may a person be deported?

15 Undocumented Aliens Current Laws Review Now that you have learned about how American citizenship can be attained and how immigration policy has changed over the years, go back and answer the Chapter Essential Question. Why are there ongoing struggles for civil rights?