University:
Bradley University
Course:
PLS 360 | Judicial Politics
Academic year:

2022
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381

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18
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segolhandworked

Civil Rights: Equal Justice Under Law Chapter 21 Diversity and Discrimination in American Society Chapter 21 Section 1 A Heterogeneous Population • Heterogeneous means other, different or a mix of several different ingredients. • The U.S. is considered heterogeneous • African, Hispanic & Asian American populations have grown at rates several times that of whites. • Females are more numerous. • These facts have effects on social, political & economic landscapes. Group Population (millions) 2000 Census Europea n American African American Hispanic American Approx.% of Total 2000 Census 217 69% 36 13% 35 13% Group Population (millions) 2000 Census Approx.% of Total 2000 Census Asian American 12 4% Native American 4 2% Group Population (millions) 2010 Census Europea n American African American Hispanic American Approx.% of Total 2010 Census 231 75% 42 14% 50.5 16% Group Population (millions) 2010 Census Approx.% of Total 2010 Census Asian American 14.7 5% Native American 2.9 0.9% Discrimination • White Americans historically have been reluctant to give equal place to African, Hispanic, Native & Asian Americans. In addition to women. African Americans • A.A. are main focus of discrimination for 3 reasons: 1) Up until recently, they have been the largest minority group (now 2nd) 2) Have been victims for a very long time 3) Most gains in translating Constitutions guarantees are on behalf of A.A. Native Americans • th 17 century some 1,000,000 N.A. in U.S. • 1900- 250,000. • Diseases and westward expansion cause of decline. • Today nearly 2,000,000 live on reservations. Asian Americans • Asian laborers came to U.S. to work in mines & on railroads. Whites resented the competition of the labor. • Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882 passed prohibiting any further immigration from China & Japan. • During WWII federal govt. forcibly removed Japanese descendents to “relocation/interment camps”. Hispanic Americans • Currently the largest minority group in America. • Generally divided into 4 groups: 1) Mexican Americans 2) Puerto Ricans 3) Cuban Americans 4) Central & South Americansmany came as refugees. Discrimination Against Women • Women are majority in America • Women have not had the same rights as men in the work force, education & property rights. • Women today only hold 10% of seats in Congress. Fewer than 20% are doctors, lawyers & college professors • Equal Pay Act of 1963 makes it illegal to pay a women less than men for the same work. • Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits job discrimination based on sex.

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