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Chapter 17 Equal Rights Under the Law

Affirmative Action / Remedial action designed to overcome the effects of past discrimination against minorities and women. / Remedial action designed to overcome the effects of past discrimination against minorities and women.

Classifications and Tests / Rational Basis Test / Suspect Classification & Strict Scrutiny / Quasi-Suspect Classifications & Heightened Scrutiny / Poverty & Age / Fundamental Rights & Strict Scrutiny / Rational Basis Test / Suspect Classification & Strict Scrutiny / Quasi-Suspect Classifications & Heightened Scrutiny / Poverty & Age / Fundamental Rights & Strict Scrutiny

Court Tests / Rational Basis Test / Heightened Scrutiny / Strict Scrutiny / Rational Basis Test / Heightened Scrutiny / Strict Scrutiny

Educational Rights / Plessy Decision / Separate but equal / Brown v. Board of Education / Threw out the ‘separate but equal’ clause / Plessy Decision / Separate but equal / Brown v. Board of Education / Threw out the ‘separate but equal’ clause

Today Today / De jure segregation / De facto segregation / De jure segregation / De facto segregation

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

The Final / Chapter 15 / Read the book! / Definitions / ‘Clear and Present Danger’ test /C/Chapter 15 /R/Read the book! /D/Definitions /‘/‘Clear and Present Danger’ test

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

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 / them by midnight, 5/7/07 (night of the 6th morning of the 7th.) to / Word, Appleworks, PDF or TXT/RTF / APA Style Preferred if references used / 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 / them by midnight, 5/7/07 (night of the 6th morning of the 7th.) to / Word, Appleworks, PDF or TXT/RTF / APA Style Preferred if references used

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