Likewise, The Court uses three separate tests "the rational basis test, the strict scrutiny test, and the heightened scrutiny test "to determine whether a classification is constitutional or not. The rational basis test is the traditional test used by the Supreme Court to determine whether a law complies with the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. ... Secondly, the strict scrutiny test is a more thorough means of the Court in applying its power of judicial review. ... Typically, this test is applied to suspect classifications, which refer to classifying people accordi...

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Currently in the year 2003 the right of suffrage in the U.S. is enjoyed by all citizens of the age of eighteen regardless of race and gender. ... Even though we are all finally "equal" according to the Declaration of Independence, age, gender and social status still defines our voting habits. ... It was not until women's rights activists began insisting on equal rights that ultimately in 1920 the Nineteenth Amendment was established stating the states could not deny the right to vote on the basis of gender. ... Poll taxes and literacy test reduced minority voting. ... The use of the po...

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The prominent political person she was, was then obviously looked down upon by the male gender. ... She did so, and from then on, congress was tested from time to time until women's voting rights were changed....

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The No Child Left Behind law is a law driven under the assumption that every child regardless of socio-economic, gender, race, ethnicity or disability can learn and deserve to have the opportunity to learn. ... What I mean by this is that, I am forced to teach my kids based how to pass tests and not really teaching them the necessary skills they need to master for the real world awaiting them. ...

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One's race, social status, and even gender all determine the ability a person has to achieve this American Dream. ... Gender also plays a vital role in the ability one has to achieve the American Dream. ... When I went to the recruiters after taking an aptitude test (on which I did very well and scored higher than the other recruits in the office) to see what jobs I qualified for I was then handed a stack of jobs an inch and a half thick. ...

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With the use of Literacy Tests and Poll Taxes local governments had found a way to abide by the new amendments but still prevent African-Americans from voting. ... His "I Have A Dream" speech, his most memorable, was important because it stated the possibility for everyone to come together and no longer look at gender and skin color. ... The Voting Rights Act eliminated Literacy Tests, Poll Taxes, and other voter examinations and allowed federal examiners to register Black voters in many Southern counties. ...

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Response American's civil rights is defined as the equality of all men regardless of their demographic, gender, sexuality, and economic status under the law. ... Additionally made of them were not educated so literacy tests were a good way to prevent them from voting. ...

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