PSC 2302 Lecture 14: Chapter 9 & 10 Lecture
1 Mar 2016
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9:40 am: swann v. charlotte-mecklenberg county (1971) Background: charlotte, nc and surrounding mecklenberg county have one school district; it. Background: desegregation order for detroit (75% black) and separate school districts. Detroit found guilty of de jure segregation (mostly white) surrounding detroit: milliken v. bradley (1974) busing stops at district lines. Dec. of independence: all men created equal. Only property owning white males: 14th amend. policy, legal vs. Illegal discr: what is discrimination, types of discrimination. No state shall deny equal protection of the law to any person within its juris. Making choices between 2 or more alt. Giving preference to one person over another (when might this be acceptable or necessary) It is not illegal to consider real diff. that exist among persons. Should we be able to recognize those diff. in our public. Should these diff. be considered: equal protection tests. State must show only a rational basis in the law, or show that the law is rational and.
