Problem
A. Describe the history of legalized racial discrimination in the United States since the end of the Civil War. What was the Fourteenth Amendment intended to accomplish, and how did the Supreme Court justices limit its protections in the late nineteenth century? What were the Jim Crow laws? Explain.
B. What are the goals of affirmative action? Why has it been so controversial? Where has affirmative action been practiced? Describe some of the prominent Supreme Court decisions associated with affirmative action.
C. What is the Americans with Disabilities Act and why is it important? What are some of the major provisions and elements of the law?