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In 1896 in the case of Plessy v. Fergusonthe supreme court ruled that the 14th amendment guarantees equality under the law but allows segregation. true or false?
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Pretty much true. Separate but equal.
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What document guarantees equality under the law?
The document that guarantees equality under the law is the Constitution of the United States, specifically the 14th Amendment. This amendment ensures that all individuals are provided equal protection of the laws and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
What The government used which amendment to integrate colleges public schools and all public places?
It wasn't an amendment, but a ruling by the Supreme Court in 1957. It was the Brown v Board of education. It ruled that segregation was illegal and that "separate but equal " wasn't equality.
Is it possible to pass a law that guarantees equality for every person?
no
Is the ERA and the 19th amendment the same?
The Nineteenth Amendment gave women equality at the polls. Next they were asking that same equality be extended to them in business, in their homes and in the courts. And ERA came after the 19th Amendment, kind of like the next step to woman's equality to men.
What was the failed constitutional amendment that would have given equality to women?
The Equal Rights Amendment
What was the goal of the civil right movements?
end racism/ segregation create equality
What was the goal of the civil rights movements?
end racism/ segregation create equality
What is a law that says that women can do the same thing as a man can do?
The US Constituion guarantees equality for all individuals, but I believe that you might be specifically referring to the Equal Reights Amendment (ERA) which has not yet passed. Follow the below link for further info:
How do you put equality in a sentence?
The 18th amendment was a critical step toward equality for women in the U.S.
What were the views of segregation of NAACP?
The NAACP's views on segregation was they wanted equality for housing, voting, education, and all other human rights as a race that they were denied.
What amendment guaranteed a citizen equal protection under the law?
The Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution, which declared all persons who were either born or naturalized in the United States, equal protection under the law. The principle reason for the Equal Protection Clause was to guarantee that the newly freed slaves were entitled to the same protections under the law as white citizens.
What was the failed constitutional amendment that was intended to give equality to woman?
The Equal Rights Amendment
