1. Explain the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and discuss the major provisions of this legislation. Jim Crow laws were in effect from the 1800’s through the 1960’s. They required that African Americans and whites use separate schools‚ public places‚ transportation‚ restrooms‚ and drinking fountains. In some places‚ African American hospital patients were even kept separate from whites. African American public spaces such as stores‚ churches‚ movie theaters‚ and schools had separate areas for each
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The Right to Know Bill requires that it is vital before any law enforcement activity that police officers present the civilian with their identity and reason for the activity. This ensures searches and seizures by police officials are reasonable. Although there is Supreme Court precedent in the Illinois v Rodriguez case to oppose increased protections of people’s rights under the Fourth Amendment‚ the Right to Know Act should be passed into law because it would make the community safer for LGBT groups
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The Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 applies to the Indian tribes of the United States and makes many‚ but not all‚ of the guarantees of the Bill of Rights applicable within the tribes. “No Indian tribe in exercising powers of self-government shall - 1. make or enforce any law prohibiting the free exercise of religion‚ or abridging the freedom of speech‚ or of the press‚ or the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition for a redress of grievances; 2. violate the right of the people
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The March From Selma to Montgomery and The Impact It Left In Birmingham Alabama‚ a small little church that served as a meeting place for civil rights leaders exploded. On September 15‚ 1963 a bomb exploded before Sunday morning services. Four young girls were killed during the explosion and many others was badly injured. Outrage over the incident with the four young girls’ deaths sparked violence that clashed between protesters and police. The march from Selma to Montgomery is important because
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In recognition of the need for transparency in public affairs‚ the Indian Parliament enacted the Right to Information Act in 2005. It is a path breaking legislation empowering people and promoting transparency. While right to information is implicitly guaranteed by the Constitution‚ the Act sets out the practical regime for citizens to secure access to information on all matters of governance. In the words of the Prime Minister52 “We live in an age of information‚ in which the free flow of information
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The Civil Rights act was passed on June 19‚ 1964. With over 736 hours of debate and 2‚890 pages of Congressional record. It is safe to say that this bill‚ especially for its time was causing a lot of (think of good word here). Although John F. Kennedy was very vocal on equality‚ it was Lyndon B. Johnson’s words and signing of the bill that really got the wheels moving. Going on to television and stating‚ “We believe that all men are created equal‚ yet many are denied equal treatment. We believe that
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contrast of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to that of 1964 “The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 represented precisely such a hope - that America had learned from its past and acted to secure a better tomorrow” (Aberjhani‚ “Aberjhani Quotes‚” brainyquotes.com). This quote by Aberjhani‚ né Jeffery J. Lloyd‚ expressively sums up how the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 altered the American thought process in regards to the African American. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination
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The civil rights act of 1964 was an act outlawed on discrimination on the basis of race or color‚ it started in July 2 in 1964. People in modern day society only remember the civil rights act as one person known as Martin Luther king jr. Although he became famous by his speech “I have a dream”‚ and won the nobel peace prize ‚there is more to the civil rights act than that. The civil rights act was a movement to get rid of segregation between white people and black people. The two people weren’t
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salutary effect on the functioning of governments in free societies. As a major step in India’s march to becoming‚ not only the world’s largest‚ but also the world’s most intense democracy. The Right to Information act has indeed‚ in one stroke‚ brought‚ till recently the unforeseeable‚ reality‚ the right of every citizen of India to access information held by or under the control of not only the executive but also of the judiciary and the legislature‚ from the office of the president of India to
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the hearts of supporters of equal rights with the Civil Rights Act being passed by Congress on April 9th‚ 1866. President Andrew Jackson had unfortunately previously vetoed this bill where he cited a rather slipshod excuse that it violated states’ rights‚ and ever since the conclusion of the Civil War‚ there has been rising support for this act. This bill holds another layer of importance‚ as it is the first time in which Congress has legislated upon civil rights in a formal matter. This historic
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