6. What is affirmative action? 7. Explain the Supreme Court’s three standards for classifications under the equal protection clause 8. Which minority paved the way for civil rights legislation? 9. When stymied by executive and legislative inaction, where did the civil rights activists turn for support? Provide three examples. 10. What is the difference between de jure segregation and de facto segregation? 11. What court case marked the end of legal segregation in America? 12. Explain three provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 1. 2. 3. 13. What was the impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965? 14. Explain four strategies the southern states used to deny African-Americans the right to vote. 1. 2. 3. 4. 15. What three other minority groups have followed in the footsteps of the African Americans to seek e