WGU C963 American Politics and the U.S. Constitution. All Sections covered, Accurate, graded A+
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WGU C963 American Politics and the
U.S. Constitution. All Sections covered,
Accurate, graded A+
Civil rights - ✔✔-The basic right to be free from unequal treatment, are based on certain protected
characteristics, such as race, gender, and disability, and in settings such as employment, education,
housing, and access to public facilities.
If you believe that the government is supposed to be doing something, then it is a right.
Rights are prescriptions of government power.
equality of treatment - ✔✔-This is a requirement that the government, in dealing with people, treat
them all the same. In other words, no favorites, no special treatment.
Fifteenth Amendment - ✔✔-Voting cannot be denied because of race, color, or previous condition of
servitude. (1870)
Essentially, this Amendment grants newly freed African American males the right to vote.
Seventeenth Amendment - ✔✔-Popular election of U.S. senators
Nineteenth Amendment - ✔✔-Voting cannot be denied because of sex. (1920)
Twenty-Third Amendment - ✔✔-Citizens of the District of Columbia are permitted to vote for
presidential electors
,Twenty-Fourth Amendment - ✔✔-Voting cannot be denied for failure to pay a poll tax or any other tax.
(1964)
Twenty-Sixth Amendment - ✔✔-Voting cannot be denied because of age. No voter denied who is 18
years or older. (1971)
Civil Liberties - ✔✔-If you believe that the government is supposed to leave you alone, then it's a liberty.
Liberties are proscriptions on government power.
Also an expression of the social contract and are protected under the Constitution.
Limitations on government power, intended to protect freedoms that governments may not legally
intrude on.
Something that is important in defining your identity, allowing you the freedom to determine what your
life will be like, and granting you the ability to express yourself. All of these you can do without
interference from others.
discrimination - ✔✔-Actions which fail to give the equal treatment demanded by civil rights (and the
Fourteenth Amendment).
The differential treatment of groups based on characteristics they possess.
While equal treatment is a constitutional requirement, it's important to recognize that discrimination is
allowable under the Constitution, on something of a sliding scale, depending on who the target of the
discrimination is, why the discrimination exists, and to what extent the discrimination negatively
impacts its target. Within the context of discrimination that is allowed, however, all similarly situated
people must be treated the same.
, an exception: Persons duly convicted of a crime can be made to labor without pay.
Fourteen Amendment - ✔✔-African American Citizenship. (1868)
Perhaps the most important constitutional amendment ever. This importance comes from the
amendment's formal definition of national citizenship and its requirement that states respect the
"privileges or immunities" of this citizenship. These privileges or immunities include the due process of
law, and the equal protection of the law. This Amendment requires, over time, that states respect your
rights under the Constitution—in particular those appearing in the Bill of Rights (through a process
known as "selective incorporation"). Chances are that if a Supreme Court decision mandates civil rights
protections, that decision rests on the Fourteenth Amendment.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) - ✔✔-This law, passed in 1967, prohibits discrimination
against persons 40 years of age or older in hiring, promotion, discharge, compensation or terms,
conditions, or privileges of employment.
Age Discrimination Act of 1975 - ✔✔-This law prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in programs
and activities that receive federal assistance, such as in education, healthcare, housing, and
rehabilitation programs.
Civil Rights Act of 1957 - ✔✔-This law prohibits the intimidation, coercion, or interference with the
rights of persons voting for president or members of Congress on the basis of race, color, religion or
national origin.
Civil Rights Act of 1964 - ✔✔-This law outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or
national origin. It also prohibits unequal application of voter registration requirements, segregation in
schools, employment, and public accommodations.
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