Chapter 20 RIGHT TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

1) December _____________ refused to move to the back of the bus in Montgomery, Alabama It was city law for African Americans to sit in the ______________ of city buses. She was arrested and ______________ of breaking the law. ROSA PARKS BACK SEATS FOUND GUILTY

Rosa Parks

She _____________ her conviction. The ___________________ overturned her conviction deciding that she had much ____________ to sit anywhere on the bus The _____ Amendment guarantees _______________________ of the law. It also guarantees both ______________ and _____________________ APPEALED SUPREME COURT RIGHT 14 T H EQUAL PROTECTION DUE PROCESS EQUAL PROTECTION

2) ______________ means the government must give each individual all the constitutional rights covered by law. It also means that each person should be given a “______________” under the law. It is ___________ to treat people unfairly because of race, religion, sex, age and background DUE PROCESS FAIR PROCESS ILLEGAL

3) People are victims of ____________. Many groups have been hurt by laws including, but not limited to, ______________________________________________________________ 4) The 14 th Amendment says that ______ may not deny people their constitutional rights. LATINOS, AFRICAN AMERICANS, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND WOMEN DISCRIMINATION STATES

5) The Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968 made it illegal to discriminate in _______________ ___________________________ Laws ________ say that everyone must be treated exactly the same in every case. Laws ____ say that no one can be treated unfairly HOUSING, EDUCATION, AND EMPLOYMENT DO NOT DO

6) Housing – The Constitution only covered acts by the _____________. _____________ were not bound by law. The _________________ changed the law to include private individuals, too. If people feel ______________ has occurred, they may sue in court. GOVERNMENT PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS CIVIL RIGHTS ACTS DISCRIMINATION