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Notes on the Textbook

Topics. Definition of Civil Rights14th AmendmentEqual ProtectionDue ProcessPre-Civil Right Era Interpretations (1868 to 1955)Post-Civil Right Era Interpretations (1955 to Present) Dual CitizenshipJim Crow LawsEqual Protection Clause and SchoolsCivil Rights LegislationWomen and Equal Rights

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Notes on the Textbook

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    1. Chapter 19 Notes on the Textbook

    2. Topics Definition of Civil Rights 14th Amendment Equal Protection Due Process Pre-Civil Right Era Interpretations (1868 to 1955) Post-Civil Right Era Interpretations (1955 to Present) Dual Citizenship Jim Crow Laws Equal Protection Clause and Schools Civil Rights Legislation Women and Equal Rights Affirmative Action and Reverse Discrimination

    3. Civil Rights and Civil Liberties: Understanding the distinction Civil Rights Protections against discriminatory treatment policies that protect persons against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by government or individuals. examples of civil rights assertions include equal protection challenges, affirmative action and voting rights. Civil Liberties Protections of freedoms and justice individual legal and constitutional protections against the government covers two broad areas political freedoms protections at the bar of justice

    4. Civil rights the Constitutional Context Obligations of government to protect citizens from illegal actions of other private citizens or other government agencies. Basis lies with the Fourteenth Amendment Specifically: "equal protection of the law" clause “due process” clause

    5. The Fourteenth All persons born or naturalized in the U.S. and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the U.S. and of the state wherein they reside . No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges and immunities of citizens of the U.S nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

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