B. Civil Rights Act of 1866
First federal law outlawing discrimination on the basis of race
S. Thirteenth Amendment
Part of the Constitution that outlawed slavery and allows Congress to
pass
laws prohibiting private acts of race discrimination
Q. restrictive covenant
Clauses in deeds that prohibited the sale of real property to members
of
certain races or religious groups
I. Fourteenth Amendment
Part of the Constitution that includes the Due Process Clause and the
Equal Protection Clause
D. Commerce Clause
Provision of the Constitution giving Congress the authority to
regulate
commerce among the several states
J. Jones v. Mayer
Court case that upheld the 1866 Civil Rights Act
C. Civil Rights Act of 1968
Act that expanded protected classes to include not only race, but
also
color, religion, sex, and national origin
L. protected class
Group that is guarded from discrimination under federal or state law
G. Fair Housing Act
Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the Fair Housing
Amendments Act of 1988, taken together
H. familial status
Relationship of people in a family
O. redlining
Practice of not making loans for property in certain neighborhoods,
or to
members of certain minority groups
R. steering
Practice of directing members of certain racial or ethnic groups to
certain
neighborhoods
E. Equal Housing Opportunity Poster
Document that displays the equal housing logo
A. Americans with Disabilities Act
Federal law requiring that persons with handicaps be given equal
access
to goods and services
M. public accommodation
Any private entity that owns, operates, or leases a place open to the
public if the operation of that place affects commerce
N. reasonable accommodation
Change in a business’ policies, practices, or procedures if necessary
to
afford persons with disabilities the enjoyment of goods,
services, or
accommodations
F. Fair Employment and Housing Act
California law that prohibits discrimination by employers and in real
estate sales and rentals
K. police power
California Legislature’s authority to pass any law that it believes
is
necessary to protect its citizens’ health, safety, welfare,
or morals
T. Unruh Civil Rights Act
California law providing that all persons in California are free and
equal and entitled to the full and equal accommodations by all
business
establishments
P. Regulation 2780
Commissioner’s Regulation prohibiting licensees to violate fair
housing
laws