ap gov - chapter 5

americans with disabilities act

a law designed to guarantee accommodation and access for people with a wide range of disabilities

civil rights act of 1964

legislation passed to outlaw segregation in public facilities and discrimination in employment, education, and voting

equal protection clause

section of the 14th amendment that guarantees that all citizens receive “equal protection of laws”

equal rights amendment (ERA)

proposed amendment that states “equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex.”

poll tax

taxes levied in many southern states and localities that had to be paid before an eligible voter could cast a ballot

separate-but-equal doctrine

the Plessy v. Ferguson decision that claimed that separate accommodations for blacks and whites did not violate the Constitution.

strict scrutiny

a heightened standard of review used by the Supreme Court to determine the constitutional validity of a challenged practice.

title IX

provision of the education amendments of 1972 that bars educational institutions that receive federal funds from discriminating against female students