Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Equal Protection Clause
The Supreme Court decision in the case of Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886) held that a San Francisco ordinance against Chinese laundries violated the equal protection clause.
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60 Second Civics: Equal Protection: Controversy
Controversy always arises when groups that have been discriminated against in the past are favored in efforts to provide them equal protection and opportunities.
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60 Second Civics: Rights of African Americans Pt. 11: Due Process
The due process and equal protection clauses are considered by many scholars to be the most important clauses in the Constitution. Find out why on today's podcast.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Equal Protection of the Laws
An early Supreme Court decision in the case of Strauder v. West Virginia (1880) concluded that West Virginia violated the equal protection of the law rights in the Fourteenth Amendment.
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60 Second Civics: Equal Protection of the Laws and Equality of Opportunity
Explains what equal protection of the laws means and how it is applied.
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60 Second Civics: Equal Protection: Categories of People
A discussion of how laws create classifications of people.
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60 Second Civics: Equal Protection: Strict Scrutiny
Laws that can potentially violate a person's equal protection under the laws are the subject of strict judicial scrutiny by the courts.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Equal Protection: Intermediate Scrutiny
Intermediate judicial scrutiny of laws is applied where laws create categories of people, to ensure that everyone receives equal protection under the law. The case of Craig v. Boren (1976) is discussed as an example.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Equal Protection: Rational Basis
If a person or group decides to challenge an existing law, the onus is on them to prove that the law is not rational.
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60 Second Civics: Rational Basis: Stanton v. Stanton
In the Stanton v. Stanton (1975) case, the Supreme Court ruled that there was no rational basis in that situation to discriminate based on age.
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60 Second Civics: Equal Protection and the States
The due process clause in the Fifth Amendment can be invoked if the parties feel they have not been given equal protection under the laws, and want to mount a court challenge against the national government.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: We the People Lesson 26 Part 1: The Fourteenth Amendment
The equal protection clause was meant to protect African Americans against discrimination. It didn't work out that way. On today's episode, we learn why.
Crash Course
Crash Course Government and Politics #32: Affirmative Action
Crash Course video in which Craig Benzine discusses the complex and controversial issue of Affirmative Action. [7:13]