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Civil Rights and Social Justice
Milestones Questions and Answers
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Civil Rights Ans: ensure individuals are treated without
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unreasonable or unconstitutional differences.
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Systemic Racism Ans: Ongoing racial inequalities upheld by
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education, housing, employment, healthcare, laws, and
policing.
13th Amendment Ans: abolished slavery
14th Amendment Ans: Guaranteed citizenship and equal
protection under the law
15th Amendment Ans: Prohibited racial discrimination in
voting
Plessy v. Ferguson Ans: Established separate but equal
Brown v. Board of Education Ans: Declared segregated
schools 'inherently unequal'
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Ans: Required remedies like
busing for school integration
De Jure Segregation Ans: Legal segregation ex. jim crow
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De Facto Segregation Ans: Informal patterns ex. redlining
Residential Segregation Ans: Unequal access to housing leads
to generational inequality.
Martin Luther King Jr. Ans: Advocated for peaceful civil
disobedience.
Thurgood Marshall Ans: Lawyer in Brown v. Board/ first Black
Supreme Court Justice.
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Civil Rights Act Ans: Ended segregation in public spaces and
banned employment discrimination
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Voting Rights Act Ans: Prohibited voter suppression tactics
like literacy tests
Seneca Falls Convention Ans: Advocated for women's
suffrage
19th Amendment Ans: Granted women the right to vote in
Roe v. Wade Ans: Established a constitutional right to
abortion (overturned in 2022).
Affirmative Action Ans: Policies to improve opportunities for
underrepresented groups.
Judicial Review Ans: Courts can strike down unconstitutional
laws.
Litmus Test Ans: Evaluates ideological stance of judicial
nominees.
Civil Rights and Social Justice
Milestones Questions and Answers
(100% Correct Answers) Already
Graded A+
Civil Rights Ans: ensure individuals are treated without
© 2026 Assignment
unreasonable or unconstitutional differences.
Guru01 - Stuvia
Systemic Racism Ans: Ongoing racial inequalities upheld by
Expert
education, housing, employment, healthcare, laws, and
policing.
13th Amendment Ans: abolished slavery
14th Amendment Ans: Guaranteed citizenship and equal
protection under the law
15th Amendment Ans: Prohibited racial discrimination in
voting
Plessy v. Ferguson Ans: Established separate but equal
Brown v. Board of Education Ans: Declared segregated
schools 'inherently unequal'
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Ans: Required remedies like
busing for school integration
De Jure Segregation Ans: Legal segregation ex. jim crow
, 2
De Facto Segregation Ans: Informal patterns ex. redlining
Residential Segregation Ans: Unequal access to housing leads
to generational inequality.
Martin Luther King Jr. Ans: Advocated for peaceful civil
disobedience.
Thurgood Marshall Ans: Lawyer in Brown v. Board/ first Black
Supreme Court Justice.
© 2026 Assignment
Civil Rights Act Ans: Ended segregation in public spaces and
banned employment discrimination
Guru01 - Stuvia
Expert
Voting Rights Act Ans: Prohibited voter suppression tactics
like literacy tests
Seneca Falls Convention Ans: Advocated for women's
suffrage
19th Amendment Ans: Granted women the right to vote in
Roe v. Wade Ans: Established a constitutional right to
abortion (overturned in 2022).
Affirmative Action Ans: Policies to improve opportunities for
underrepresented groups.
Judicial Review Ans: Courts can strike down unconstitutional
laws.
Litmus Test Ans: Evaluates ideological stance of judicial
nominees.
