Plessy v. Ferguson: Utilizing the technique of shepardizing to see relationships among cases

Law & contracts   |   Criminal law   |   Case study   |   06/01/2009   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : « On appeal to the United States Supreme Court, Brown v. Board of Education combined five different cases, all revolving around the issue of integration of the ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The first case and violation of rights. Justice Harlan's opinion for the case. Appeal to the United States Supreme Court. Definiton of [ti]disturbing the peace[ti]. Conclusion....»

Limited role of litigation

Political science   |   Political science   |   Presentation   |   07/20/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « The decision in Brown v. The Board of Education. Litigation as a political strategy and its impact on the civil rights movement. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «The role of courts according to Michael Klarman.. The views of Rosenberg on courts.. The civil rights movements benefit from the court.. The decision in Brown v. The Board of Education.. Litigation as a political strategy and its impact on the civil...»

School desegregation in the United States and problems with this issue as a pervasive part of social discourse

Social studies   |   Educational studies   |   Presentation   |   06/17/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « Research on the process of school desegregation in the United States reveals that even though notable steps were taken after the Brown v Board of Education ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Cozens goes on to note that when the Supreme Court made its ruling in the Brown case, it specifically outlawed the de jure segregation. . In order to fully integrate the schools in Boston, students from predominant black neighborhoods were bussed to...»

The alternate approaches of the Black Panthers and Martin Luther King Jr.: From within or without

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Presentation   |   10/01/2008   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « fleeting and largely inconsequential legal desegregation of public education after the Supreme Court s landmark 1954 case of Brown V. Board of Education. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The country's racial-class dynamics.. The explanations for the phenomenon of black underclass.. The flaws in MLK's strategy of working within the system.. Segregation through ?freedom of choice?.. Tackling the geographic divide...»

The "Terms" of Racial Inequality in the United States

Political science   |   Social sciences   |   Term papers   |   05/03/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « Therefore, while the separate but equal ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson was overturned in 1954 by the Brown v. Board of Education ruling, many schools and ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. A power structure with whites on top and all nonwhites below. Fanon's description of the settler community . Racism today. Conclusion. References....»

A Race to the Finish : A struggle for equal rights

Political science   |   Political science   |   Presentation   |   05/01/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « within the public education system, as described constitutional by Plessy v. Ferguson, was finally challenged in the court case, Brown v. Board of Education of ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. His arguments: The importance of innovation. Overcoming racial inequality. In 1957, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights . Blacks and whites banding together . Conclusion. Works cited....»

The role of litigation in intercollegiate athletics of title IX

Political science   |   Political science   |   Case study   |   07/30/2008   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : « limited nature of litigation surfaced again, as a study released by the NCAA shortly after the Brown ruling concluded In 2000, in Neal v. Board of Trustees ...»

Synopsis abstract : «How a plaintiff can initiate a Title IX case.. Andersen's Out of the Closets & into the Courts: Legal Opportunity Structure and Gay Rights Litigation.. The two Title IX regulations which deal with athletics.. Subdivision of Title IX regulation,...»

The melting pot revisited: Supporting research into the genetic diversity of the American population

Social studies   |   Sociology   |   Term papers   |   03/05/2009   |   .doc   |   14 pages
Document abstract : « Sometimes Supreme Court intervention was required to bring equality to the windswept plain of Kansas (Brown v. Board of Education). ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Abstract.. Introduction.. From cartography to ethnography: The implications of the human genome project.. Nazis, Tuskegee and Native Americans: Eugenics fear and modern protections.. The primacy of individual over societal good.. The death of...»

From judging to legislating: The Supreme Court as a law-making body

Arts & media   |   Journalism   |   Presentation   |   12/18/2008   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : « the Court sought a desired outcome some of which the people supported and used whatever means it could to reach that outcome (ie, Brown v. Board of Education ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The judicial branch in the United States: should it exercise activism or restraint.. Defining activism and restraint.. Congress as the law-making branch of the federal government. . The court and the power to resolve disputes...»

A chronological time line of US history

History & geography   |   Modern history   |   Time lines   |   05/28/2009   |   .doc   |   15 pages
Document abstract : « 1954 May 17 Supreme Court declares racial segregation in schools unconstitutional, in Brown v Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas 1957 Jan 21 ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The colonial phase (1492 C.E. – 1781 C.E.). The launch of the republic (1781 C.E. to 1815 C.E.). The struggle between the forces of union and disunion (1815 C.E. to 1865 C.E.). The growth of the nation: From the Civil...»

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