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Review Sheet for Equal Opportunity Quiz

 

Some students asked for a review sheet for the equal opportunity quiz, even though it is not as big as a unit test.  The quiz will be on Thursday, May 4, and will have approximately 25-30 questions (maybe a few more, maybe a few less). 

 

  • Legal and illegal discrimination
  • Tests to determine if discrimination is legal or illegal
  • What is public policy?
  • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  • Integration in Montgomery County
  • Affirmative action
  • Racial profiling
  • Taxman v. Piscataway
  • University of California v. Bakke
  • University  of Michigan cases:
    • Gratz v. Bollinger (law school case)
    • Grutter v. Bollinger (undergraduate case)
  • Civil Rights Legislation / Public Policy Timeline –examples of things people can do to change public policy
    • Constitutional Amendments:
      • 13th
      • 14th
      • 15th
    • Legislative branch: 
      • Civil Rights Act of 1964
      • Voting Rights Act (1965)
      • Civil Rights Act of 1968
    • Executive branch:
      • Fair Employment Practices Committee
      • Truman’s executive orders
      • Sending in troops to enforce federal law (Eisenhower, Kennedy)
      • Interstate Commerce Commission
    • Judicial branch:
      • Plessy v. Ferguson
      • Brown v. Board of Education
    • Non-government organizations or individuals:
      • Forming activist groups
      • Protesting
      • Speaking out
      • Forming political parties
  • Title IX
  • Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
  • Age Discrimination Act – remember, this is about senior citizens, not kids!

 

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