POLS 101 1st Edition Lecture 11Outline of Last Lecture I. Civil RightsII. Civil Rights issues still ongoingOutline of Current Lecture I. Civil LibertiesII. Women’s Suffrage MovementIII. Civil Rights act of 1964IV. Hispanic AmericansV. AliensVI. Native AmericanCurrent LectureI. Civil Liberties- How Civil Liberties have been extended slowly to areas of societyA. American Citizens of Japanese Descent living along the west coast after 1940’s Japanese government bombing. Discrimination towards American Japanese citizens, In San Fran the government had segregated school at the turn of the 20th century. -President Theodore Roosevelt asked San Fran to not segregate schools, they ignored. Japanese government cut off immigration to those who might want to work in the U.S., therefore San Fran. Changed segregation-Immigration act of 1924- U.S act that made it difficult for Japanese to immigrate.-1941- there was not many Japanese “aliens”, most Japanese in America were citizens and may have been born here.-After bombing of Pearl Harbor, European Americans didn’t like Japanese along West Coast. U.S general put curfews on Japanese American citizens in response to the attacks, and American citizens of Japanese descent were to be removed from 100 miles near the coast line and were to be put in camps. Held individuals in this camp till the end of the war.These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.B. Colorado 1948 Gov. Carr- Loyalty of American citizens of Japanese descent was nothing to be worried about, wouldn’t allow Colorado’s Japanese to be put in the camps. Wasn’t elected to the U.S senate due to unpopularity of decision.C. The Legality of Japanese Internment camps- U.S Supreme Court deemed this a legal action on the government’s part in the 1940’s. Not all Justices agreed with this decision.D. 1983- An individual who brought suit challenging detention camps in the 1940’s who was convicted of not willingly going to the camps, his conviction was overturned by supreme court. -1988- Ronald Regan signed law to apologize and provide financial restitution of $20,000to each of affected families of detention camp victims. II. Women’s Suffrage MovementA. Women’s Suffrage Movement, later part of 19th century, women were protesting through hunger strikes for the right to vote. 20th century, women received the right to vote was afforded through the 19th Amendment in 1920.B. 1960’s- women felt discriminated against in the employment sphere, government tried to help with legislationC. Sandra D. O’connor-1980’s- First women Supreme Court Justice.III. Civil Rights Act of 1964- provided protections for women, as well as African Americans. -Women make .70 cents for every dollar a man makes in the same conditionsA. The Glass Ceiling- women find it harder to move up the ranks into higher-level positions-1963, women made 63 cents for every dollar a man madeIV. Hispanic AmericansA. Becoming more important in the political community, politicos realize that in order to win election in Hispanic dominated regions they must appeal to the group. Hispanics are becoming increasingly better educated and more frequently voting, “if you vote, you matter more”B. Hispanics as group- not uniform in political affiliation. Cubans tend to be republican, Mexican immigrants tend to support the Democratic Party. Hispanics votes at slightly higher rates than other groups within the United States.V. “Aliens”- individual who enters country legally or illegally, not citizens but provided certain protections.A. Legally admitted benefits are entitled to own property and welfare benefits, upheld by courts. States may prevent illegal aliens from holding federal jobs.B. Aliens are afforded many constitutional protections such as free speech and rights of the accused. Illegal aliens cannot vote or run for office but they must pay taxes.C. Children of illegal aliens cannot be kept out of school, decision made by courts, to not withhold education from children, as the country benefits from an educated youth.D. Rights afforded to Aliens, controversial disputes result in court cases. Recently, court cases have reflected on restricted laws the states are passing for aliens. Arizona recently passed law that it was illegal for illegal alien to hold job and if alien were to be stopped by police they had to provide immigration papers to prove they are legal aliens.E. Acceptable for police officers to be required by law to ask for immigration papers, but court struck down Arizona’s attempt to prevent illegal aliens to get job.VI. Native Americans -Given right to vote in 1924A. Disputes of rights to natural resources on reservations. Tribes on reservations have right to govern themselves, not subject to state taxes, collect own taxes of reservation.B. Treaties on reservations define rights of Indians on reservations from the early 20th century, protection afforded into the future. C. 1902- Supreme Court recognized that reservations based on agricultural are afforded water rights. Referred to “paper water”, had right to avert water to reservation but in reality had no water on the Indian reservations. -Department of Justice- Civil Rights Laws- division called “Civil Rights Division”- given job dealing with discrimination law.-Equal Employment opportunity commission- EEOC- created by 1964 Civil rights act, if one felt discriminated against due to class protected by federal law, commission would investigate