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Objective 12.02. Evaluate the impact of recent constitutional amendments, court rulings, and federal legislation on United States’ citizens. Sandra Day O’Conner. 1 st woman on the Supreme Court. Clarence Thomas.
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Objective 12.02 Evaluate the impact of recent constitutional amendments, court rulings, and federal legislation on United States’ citizens
Sandra Day O’Conner • 1st woman on the Supreme Court
Clarence Thomas • Took Thurgood Marshall’s place in the Supreme Court, Sexual Harassment was a part of the confirmation hearings
Microsoft • Computer company started by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, accused of monopolizing the computer industry
27th Amendment • Proposed amendment was equal rights for women, actual amendment deal with congressional pay raises
Flag Burning • Ruled ok by the decision in Texas v. Johnson because of freedom of expression
Americans with Disabilities Act • All public buildings must be accessible to handicapped individuals
Political Action Committees • Lobbyists pressure legislators to pass legislation dealing with their special interest
Geraldine Ferraro • 1st woman to run for President, selected to run as a Vice Presidential candidate with Walter Mondale against President Reagan in 1984
Title IX • Money for female athletics, equity in sports
Texas vs. Johnson • Decision said the burning the flag was protected under the constitution as freedom of speech
Swan v. Charlotte Meck. Schools • Case concerning busing in the Charlotte Mecklenburg school system
William Rehnquist • Chief Justice of the Supreme Court appointed by President Reagan