1. Objective 12.02
Evaluate the impact of recent constitutional amendments, court rulings, and federal legislation on United States’ citizens

2. Sandra Day O’Conner
1st woman on the Supreme Court

3. Clarence Thomas
Took Thurgood Marshall’s place in the Supreme Court, Sexual Harassment was a part of the confirmation hearings

4. Microsoft
Computer company started by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, accused of monopolizing the computer industry

5. 27th Amendment
Proposed amendment was equal rights for women, actual amendment deal with congressional pay raises

6. Flag Burning
Ruled ok by the decision in Texas v. Johnson because of freedom of expression

7. Americans with Disabilities Act
All public buildings must be accessible to handicapped individuals

8. Political Action Committees
Lobbyists pressure legislators to pass legislation dealing with their special interest

9. Geraldine Ferraro
1st woman to run for President, selected to run as a Vice Presidential candidate with Walter Mondale against President Reagan in 1984

10. Title IX
Money for female athletics, equity in sports

11. Texas vs. Johnson
Decision said the burning the flag was protected under the constitution as freedom of speech

12. Swan v. Charlotte Meck. Schools
Case concerning busing in the Charlotte Mecklenburg school system

13. William Rehnquist
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court appointed by President Reagan