Unit V - Equal Protection

The Supreme Court said that the 14th Amendment includes LGBTQ rights

Non-suspect Classification usually refers to

The court said that classifying the mentally challenged would cause more harm than good

This case ruled that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional?

In this case, the SC ruled that private discrimination cannot be upheld by the courts

The Supreme Court's decision, in this case, forced the states to recognized same-sex marriages

The Supreme Court ended Affirmative Action policies in College Admissions with this decision.

The SC ruled that people can have racially biased covenants but the state can't uphold them.

SC ruled that laws differentiating people by gender are not OK if they have no legitimate purpose

The Supreme Court ruled that privately owned business could discriminate against patrons

SC ruled that the military cannot differentiate by gender when providing benefits

The Supreme Court ruled in this decision that de facto segregation did not have to be rectified

The unanimous decision, in this case, ended legalized segregation of public schools

Quasi-Suspect Classification usually refers to

The SC told the states they had to integrate the schools with "all deliberate speed"

This case established "separate but equal"

The concept of equity means

The SC's decision placed 1st Amendment Rights ahead of LBTQ+ rights

Which Amendment contains the Equal Protection Clause?

SC refused to apply Affirmative Action to public high schools

the Civil Rights Acts in 1965 voided this decision making it no longer good law

The SC finally overturned Bowers v Hardwick with this decision

Suspect Classification usually refers to

Residency requirements for state aid were deemed unconstitutional

This decision relied on the 5th Amendment to integrate public schools in DC