Oly AP Gov Vocab5

93276535	Fifteenth Amendment	Provides the right to vote for Blacks.
93276536	Equal Rights Amendment	Proposal that equality of rights under the law not to be denied on the account of sex.
93276537	"Don't Ask, Don't Tell"	Bars the military from asking recruits or service personnel to disclose their sexual orientation while also reaffirming the Defense Department's strict prohibition of homosexual conduct.
93276538	Poll Taxes	Taxes levied on the right to vote designed to hurt poor Blacks.
93276539	Comparable worth	Insists that women be paid the same as men for jobs that require the same skills.
93276540	Equal Protection of the Laws	Provided by the Fourteenth Amendment mandating that all people be protected by the law.
93276541	White Primary	The practice of keeping blacks from voting in southern states' primaries through arbitrary use of registration requirements and intimidation.
93276542	Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990	A law passed in 1990 that requires employers and public facilities to make "reasonable accommodations" for people with disabilities and prohibits discrimination against these individuals in employment.
93276543	Civil Rights	Policies designed to protect people against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by government officials or individuals
93276544	Thirteenth Amendment	Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude.
93276545	Twenty-fourth Amendment	Prohibits poll taxes in federal elections.
93276546	Civil Rights Act of 1964	The law that made racial discrimination against any group in hotels, motels, and restaurants illegal and forbade many forms of job discrimination.
93276547	Voting Rights Act of 1965	A policy designed to reduce the barriers to voting for those suffering discrimination.
93276548	Affirmative Action	A policy designed to give special consideration to members of some previously disadvantaged groups.
93276549	Suffrage	The legal right to vote.
93276550	Nineteenth Amendment	Provides women with the right to vote.
93276551	de jure	Legal term meaning "by law."
93276552	de facto	Legal term meaning "in reality."
93276553	grandfather clause	Used by southern states to exempt persons whose grandfathers were eligible to vote in 1860 from having to take literacy tests to vote.
93276554	Title IX	Forbids gender discrimination in federally funded education programs including athletics.