Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Ch 15 - Civil Rights - Class 1


2. How do Congress and the President have the constitutional power to make civil rights policy?
3. How has suffrage expanded for different demographic groups in American history?


  1. Quiz: Ch 15 - Civil Rights
  2. Summarize: Civil Rights Legislation (EQ #2)
    • Civil Rights Act (1964)
    • Voting Rights Act (1965)
    • Title IX of the Educational Amendments (1972)
    • Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)
  3. Summarize: Suffrage Amendments (EQ #3)
    • 15th Amendment
    • 17th Amendment
    • 19th Amendment
    • 23rd Amendment
    • 24th Amendment
    • 26th Amendment
  4. Oral Arguments: Rights of the Accused

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Ch 15 - Civil Rights - Class 2


  1. 1. How does the Supreme Court use the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment to make civil rights policy?


  1. Homework: Fifth and Sixth Pages of Cases
  2. Oral Arguments: Expressive Association
  3. Oral Arguments: Affirmative Action