Learning Objectives

After reading this chapter students should be able to:

Distinguish between civil liberties and civil rights.

Explain what "equality under the law" means.

Explain the significance of the Brown v. Board of Education decision.

Discuss the problems women face today in overcoming discrimination.

Highlight efforts to overcome discrimination towards Native Americans, Hispanic Americans and Asian Americans.

Describe the differences among the reasonable-basis test, the strict-scrutiny test and suspect classifications.

Discuss the provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Distinguish between de jure and de facto segregation.

Explain what affirmative action was designed to achieve.

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