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We the People CH. 5
Civil Rights
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| discrimination | the use of any unreasonable and unjust criterion of exlcusion |
| civil rights | obligation imposed on government to take positive action to protect citizens from any illegal action of government agencies and of other private citizens |
| equal protection clause | provision of the Fourteenth Amendment guaranteeing citizens "the equal protection of the laws." This clause has been the basis for the civil rights of African Americans, women, and other groups |
| thirteenth amendment | abolished slavery |
| Fourteenth Amendment | guarantees equal protection and due process |
| Fifteenth amendment | guaranteed voting rights for African American men |
| Jim Crow laws | laws enacted by southern states following Reconstruction that discriminated against African Americans |
| "separate but equal" | doctrine that public accommodations could be segregated by race but still be considered equal |