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CL M8L2 Key Terms
Civic Literacy Module 8 Lesson 2 Key Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Seneca Falls Convention | First gathering of women to create a declaration of sentiments. |
| Phillips v Martin Marietta | Employers must give equal opportunities to equally qualified candidates regardless of their gender. |
| Reed v Reed | Laws that discriminate against women are unconstitutional. |
| Roe v Wade | Legalized abortions nationwide. |
| Corning Glass Works v Brennan | Equal pay for equal work became the basis for wages. |
| Young v United Parcel Service | Employers must provide the same job accommodations for pregnant women. |
| Wheeler-Howard Act | Act encouraging the creation of self-government among indigenous tribes. |
| Elk v Wilkins | Declared that the Constitution does not allow an indigenous person to declare themselves a citizen. |
| United States v Kagama | The United States can intervene in criminal cases which would be tried at the federal level. |
| Major Crimes Act | The federal government has jurisdiction over major crimes that occur on a reservation. |
| United States v Antelope | Upheld the constitutionality of the Major Crimes Act. |
| United States v Cooley | Non-indigenous people are under the jurisdiction of reservation police while on the reservation. |
| Torcaso v Watkins | States and the Federal Government cannot require a religious affirmation as part of any public office. |
| Engel v Vitale | Public Schools cannot require students and/or staff to take part in prayer. |
| Epperson v Arkansas | Teachers are allowed to teach evolution in a scientific manner. |
| Board of Education of Westside Community Schools v Mergens | Religious clubs are allowed to hold meetings at public schools since they are not in direct relation to the curriculum being taught in the school. |
| Plessy v Ferguson | Upheld the ‘Separate but Equal’ doctrine. |
| Alston v School Board of City of Norfolk | Teachers’ salaries must be equal based on qualifications and credentials and cannot be racially discriminatory. |
| McLaurin v Oklahoma State Regents | Graduate or professional education programs cannot segregate students by race. |
| Regents of the University of California v. Bakke | Upheld affirmative action so long as a quota system is not used. |
| Flowers v Mississippi | Ruled that jurors cannot be dismissed from a jury in a discriminatory manner. |
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