1. African Americans - why is there so much focus on discrimination on them
2. they constitute a huge minority group in the U.S 14%

Native Americans -

1. when the settlers brought diseases with them with illness that Americans didn't know about

Hispanic - any one that can talk Spanish



Asian Americans - Chinese laborers were the first Asians to come to America

Chinese exclusion Act 1882-80 years




section 3

those who oppose civil rights often believe you cant change morality

dr. king "judicial decrees... may not change the heart.

the civil rights Acts of 1964- passed after the longest debate in senate history 83 days


voting provision

public services

federal funding programs could not discriminate for the reasons listed above



civil rights Acts of 1968 aka the open housing act

you can not, not sale a house t someone because of their race

title 9 - forbids discrimination on the basis of gender in any educational program or program.


Affirimiative action - requires employers.

many argue this results in reverse discrimination

color blind - not caring



the bakke case -
Allan bakke sued the


section 4

an American citizen is a person that swears allegiance.

the 14th amendment was the first constitution definition it started 1868

all persons born or naturalized in the U.S and subject.

citizenship by birth -

90% of Americans are citizens by birth

if you are born on U.S soil then you are a citizen


citizen by naturalization -

legal process by which a person can become a citizen of another country.

collective naturalization - entire groups can be granted

loss of citizenship

has the right to voluntarily abandon his/her citizenship this is called expatriation


it is unconstitutional for congress to take away a persons citizenship based on something he/she has done. (even if a person is involved in another country's affairs)


naturalized citizens CAN lose their citizenship.


IMMIGRATION-

congress has exclusive power to regulate the crossing of this nation's borders: inward & outward

some people are denied entrance based on their characteristics: criminals, mentally ill who might be a harm, etc.

deportation- legal process by which aliens are required to leave the country.

biggest reason for deportation: illegal immigrant, conviction of a serious.

B-R 4-2-14

I think the hardest part is going to be having to raise my hand FOR everything

notes

1. heterogeneous - society is composed of diff people or cultures.
2. immigrant - LEGAL alien from a diff country.
3. reservation - public land given to the Native Americans by the U.S government.   It was land that know body wanted.
4. refuge - go to a  new land seeking protection.
5. assimilation - adapting to the majorities culture.

B-R 4-1-14

yes I think that they are a very good idea so people doesn't back into thing and it will maybe prevent wreaks. all we can do is try.

B-R 3-27-14

I think that the supreme court should have to stay. why? because its a good thing to do, if your going to do it, do it as long as possible. I don't really know!

supreme court cases

minority -  2000: In Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, the Court ruled that the Boy Scouts' First Amendment rights of free expression and association would be violated by enforcement of New Jersey's state antidiscrimination law to prohibit them from dismissing a gay Scoutmaster.


religion - Pleasant Grove City, Utah V. Summum (2009)

Ten Commandments monument donated to city and thereafter put on display in city park becomes the adopted speech of the government.

education - there was this teacher that had a job at this school and then she got sick and then the people replaced her without her knowing that they did.

NOTES

U.S districts courts are the federal trial courts 677 judges handle more than 350,000 cases per year.

FISA - (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court) (7 year terms).

district courts do not hear cases within original jurisdiction of the supreme court.

the meeting will start there and end there.

each court has 6-28 judges

9 judges - chief justice appointed by the president and senate