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