SWG222 Midterm Terms

intersectionality

a sociological framework that examines how a person's social and political identities result in unique experiences of discrimination and privilege

constitutional law

the study of the interpretation and application of the United States Constitution and state constitutions.

statutory law

law established by an act of the legislature that is signed by the executive

common law

a body of unwritten laws based on legal precedents established by the courts

administrative law

focuses on the exercise of government authority by the executive branch and its agencies

trial courts

a court of law where cases are tried in the first place, as opposed to an appeals court

appellate courts

the court that hears the appeal of a trial court's decision

civil law

Civil law, as it regards a type of law, is a branch of law that regulates the non-criminal rights, duties of persons (natural persons and legal persons) and equal legal relations between private individuals, as opposed to criminal law or administrative law

criminal law

a system of law concerned with the punishment of those who commit crimes

coverture

the inclusion of a woman in the legal person of her husband upon marriage under common law

separate spheres ideology

the belief that men and women should have distinct roles in society based on their gender

ideology of true womanhood

republican motherhood

political liberalism

married women’s property act

women’s suffrage movement

equal rights amendment

formal equality

substantive equality

civil rights vs human rights

positive rights vs negative rights

social feminists

egalitarian feminists

family responsibilities

caregiver discrimination

protective labor legislation

motherhood penalty

wage gap

occupational segregation (vertical and horizontal)

strict scrutiny

intermediate scrutiny

rational basis scrutiny

facial discrimination

sex-plus discrimination

disparate treatment

disparate impact