Federal Government's role in civil rights 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryAmerica - 19th and 20th centuryA2/A-levelOCR Created by: thebluefrisbeeCreated on: 11-11-16 10:50 13th Amendment Slaves freed 1 of 16 Civil Rights Act (1866) De jure equality 2 of 16 Reconstruction acts (1867) Guarantees black rights, militarized confederate districts 3 of 16 14th Amendment Equal protection under the law 4 of 16 15th Amendment Outlawed discrimination in voting 5 of 16 Civil Rights Act/ Clan Act (1971) Protection from KKK, didn't work 6 of 16 Civil Rights Act (1875) Clarified that civil rights applied in public areas 7 of 16 Fair Employment Act (1941) Equal training and employment of all workers 8 of 16 Civil Rights Act (1957) Order to investigate civil right abuses, eg in voting 9 of 16 Civil Rights Act (1960) Helped AAs register to vote, introduced federal penalties for violence 10 of 16 Civil Rights Act (1964) Aided desegregation, discrimination illegalised 11 of 16 Voting Rights Act (1965) Conditions preventing AAs voting outlawed 12 of 16 Fair Housing Act (1968) Prevents discrimination in housing market 13 of 16 Equal Opportunity Act (1972) More guidelines for courts 14 of 16 Civil Rights Restoration Act (1988) Civil rights had to be upheld to receive federal funding 15 of 16 Civil Rights Act (1992) Right to trial discrimination by jury 16 of 16
The Policies of the Federal government failed to suppot the civil rights of Native Americans how far do you agree? 0.0 / 5
The policies of the federal government failed to support the civil rights of the Native Americans. To what extent do you agree with this view of the periods between 1865-1992? 0.0 / 5
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