Constitutional Protections and Civil Rights Acts: An Overview, Quizzes of International Law

Download Constitutional Protections and Civil Rights Acts: An Overview and more Quizzes International Law in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Constitutional Protections (3) DEFINITION 1 Fifth Amendment Thirteenth Amendment Fourteenth Amendment TERM 2 Fifth Amendment DEFINITION 2 No person may be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law Employee and employer rely on it to protect their property TERM 3 Thirteenth Amendment DEFINITION 3 1865 Abolished Slavery TERM 4 Fourteenth Amendment DEFINITION 4 1868 Granted former slaves all rights and privileges of citizenship and equal protection TERM 5 Civil Rights Act of 1866 & 1871 DEFINITION 5 Post Civil war, was first interpreted to protect blacks only Interpreted in 1986 to include all races Actions may be brought for specific relief (get a job back) and for damages Can be brought in both Federal and State courts Cases go directly to court TERM 6 Civil Rights Act of 1964 DEFINITION 6 Martin Luther King's march in March of 1963 "I have a dream" Proposed by Kennedy administration TERM 7 Title VII DEFINITION 7 Prohibits Discrimination in hiring, firing, or other terms and conditions of employment on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, or national origin TERM 8 Who is protected under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 DEFINITION 8 Fairly broad: applies to employers: With 15 or more employees who amployeed for 20 weeks, involved in interstate commerce covers US govt departmentsCorporations owned by governmentsIndian TribesPrivate ClubsUnions.............................Employment Agencies TERM 9 Disparate Treatment DEFINITION 9 Treatment of plaintiff was different due to their race, sex, religion. TERM 10 Disparate Impact DEFINITION 10 Rule or policy results in discriminatory impact on protected class