Civil Rights and Liberties Lecture Review

Flashcards vocabulary covering Native American rights, LGBTQ legal history via Supreme Court cases, and federal voting rights legislation based on lecture transcript Page 1.

eagle remains

A specific item associated with the restoration of Native American religious practices and civil rights claims.

use of native languages

A right reclaimed under Native American civil rights alongside religious practices and land rights.

ethnicity

A category under which Native American civil rights claims are made, alongside race or immutable characteristics.

race

One of the characteristics used in Native American civil rights claims, in addition to ethnicity and immutable characteristics.

immutable characteristic

A fixed trait that serves as a basis for Native American civil rights claims in the legal context.

Restoration of religious practices

A major objective for Native American civil rights claims along with land rights and sovereignty.

land rights

Demands made by Native Americans regarding ancestral lands and territorial sovereignty.

sovereignty over ancestral lands

The goal of Native American claims to regain authority over their historical territories.

treatrights

The transcript's spelling for rights arising from treaties, used to build native sovereignty claims.

adtribasovegrecognite

The transcript's term referring to the recognition of tribal sovereignty.

Civil rights legislation

A mechanism that expanded the rights of tribes through laws and court interpretations.

court cause interpretations

Legal explanations of concepts such as equal protection that resulted in the expansion of civil rights.

Gquarprotection

The transcript's spelling of the equal protection clause, whose interpretations expanded various civil rights.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Legislation that provides civil rights protections for individuals with disabilities.

LOBT Armericang

The transcript's phrasing for movements related to LGBTQ Americans.

sbonewalsuprisingcsayoas

The transcript's spelling for the Stonewall Uprising event that began LGBTQ movements.

bergeden w. Hhoosges

The transcript's spelling for the case [Obergefell v. Hodges] that recognized same-sex marriage nationwide.

cBmostus w .alary ton

The transcript's notation for the [Bostock v. Clayton County] case concerning discrimination protections.

recrgnisionofsamerfex marniage

The transcript's spelling for the recognition of same-sex marriage.

leyasized uleal

The transcript's term for legalized marriage status resulting from court decisions.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act XI

The law that prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

discrimination based on sex

A violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act as established in modern court cases.

sexual orientation

A characteristic protected from discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

gender identity

A characteristic whose discrimination violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act according to modern rulings.

Voting Rights Act of las

The transcript's phrasing for the 1965 Voting Rights Act containing formula and preclearance requirements.

VotingRhodrerage formula

The transcript's term for the coverage formula of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

federal preclearance requirements

State requirements that were weakened after court decisions regarding the Voting Rights Act.

histories of discrimination

The historical background of states that were subject to federal preclearance requirements.

Civil liberties

One of the two topics (with civil rights) developed through social movements and Supreme Court decisions.

Civil rights

A set of protections that have developed through the combination of court decisions and social movements.

social movements

Collective actions that have worked alongside court decisions to redefine civil liberties and rights.

Supreme Court decisions

Legal rulings that play a key role in the development of civil liberties and civil rights.

Bobstc Ofinion

The transcript's spelling for the [Bostock] opinion that redefines the balance of freedom and equality.

freedom

One of the three pillars (along with equality and government authority) that the court balances.

equality

A fundamental concept balanced by the Supreme Court alongside freedom and government authority.

government authority

One of the three factors balanced in Supreme Court decisions regarding rights and liberties.

Ancestral lands

Historical territories over which Native Americans claim land rights and sovereignty.

tribal sovereignty

The authority of native tribes which was expanded through civil rights legislation.

Title VII violation

Defining act occurring when discrimination happens based on sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

restoration of land rights

A core objective of Native American civil rights claims.

individuals with disabilities

A group specifically protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

preclearance weakening

The result of changes to the federal preclearance requirements for states with histories of discrimination.

coverage formula

The mechanism within the Voting Rights Act related to federal preclearance for states.

same-sex marriage nationwide

The legal outcome following the case of bergeden w. Hhoosges.

combination of factors

The mixture of Supreme Court decisions and social movements that develop civil liberties.

Native American claims

Legal claims based on ethnicity, race, immutable characteristics, and ancestral sovereignty.

development of civil liberties

A historical process involving ongoing social movements and Supreme Court rulings.

redefinition of balance

The ongoing judicial work to weigh freedom, equality, and government authority.

LGBTQ movements

Social efforts beginning with the sbonewalsuprisingcsayoas to expand civil rights.

ongoing Bobstc Ofinion

The transcript's reference to the continuous impact of the [Bostock] case on civil rights.