Equal Rights Under the Law

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Chapter 17

• Equal Rights Under the Law

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Affirmative Action

• Remedial action designed to overcome the effects
  of past discrimination against minorities and
  women.

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Classifications and Tests

• Rational Basis Test
• Suspect Classification Strict Scrutiny
• Quasi-Suspect Classifications Heightened
  Scrutiny
• Poverty Age
• Fundamental Rights Strict Scrutiny

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Court Tests

• Rational Basis Test
• Heightened Scrutiny
• Strict Scrutiny

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Educational Rights

• Plessy Decision
• Separate but equal
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Threw out the separate but equal clause

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Today

• De jure segregation
• De facto segregation

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The Final

• Chapter 14
• Federalist 78
• Read the book!
• Definition Heavy
• US Solicitor General
• Writs of Review

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The Final

• Chapter 15
• Read the book!
• Definitions
• Clear and Present Danger test

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The Final

• Chapter 16
• Use the PowerPoint!
• Chapter 17
• Use the PowerPoint!
• Read the book (sections related to these
  powerpoints)
• Lemon Test

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Extra Credit

• Remember Questions 31 32?
• Give me an essay
• 3 Pages Max (not counting references)
• A more detailed response on one gives 10 pts
• So a more detailed response on both gives 20
• 6 Pages Max (not counting references)
• Do back up your opinion, from current events and
  recent history (presidential examples anyone?)
• Grammar and spelling count
• E-mail them by midnight, 5/7/07 (night of the 6th
  morning of the 7th .) to jacob.helton_at_mnsu.edu
• Word, Appleworks, PDF or TXT/RTF
• APA Style Preferred if references used

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