Monday, November 11, 2013

Ch 6.4: Assess statutory and constitutional remedies for discrimination pursued and achieved by the women's rights movement.

How would you DEG(describe, explain, and give an example) it?

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  1. The Equal Rights Amendment of 1964 stated that the "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex." An important court case that involved equal women's rights was the Roe vs. Wade. The Supreme Court decided taht women had a constitutionally protected right to privacy that included the right to have an abortion. Women also gained equal pay through the Equal Pay Act of 1963. Suspect Classification and Strict Scrutiny played a role in creating equal women's rights.

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  2. http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/about/history/CivilRightsAct.cfm


    Here is a link that further explains the Equal Rights Amendment of 1964

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  3. An example of a court case from this time was Roe V. Wade. The Supreme Court decided that women had a constitutionally protected right to privacy that included the right to have an abortion.

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  4. Suspect Classification is a group that is likely to be discriminated against. These groups have more scrutiny by courts when an Equal Protection case suggesting unconstitutional discrimination is present against a law, or regulation. Strict Scrutiny is a set of standards that the Supreme Court uses to evaluate the government's interest against a constitutional right or principle.

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