What Does the Lilly Ledbetter Act Do

question 44

Multiple Choice

What does the Lilly Ledbetter Act do?

• A) requires businesses to make their properties accessible to people in wheelchairs
• B) eliminates all vestiges of Jim Crow and prevents new Jim Crow policies
• C) makes it a federal crime to fire someone for being gay
• D) makes it easier for someone to sue over gender-based pay discrimination
• E) aids Native Americans in the university admissions process

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Definitions:

Equal Protection Clause

A provision in the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution forbidding states from denying any person within its jurisdiction equal protection under the law.

Fourteenth Amendment

An amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing equal protection under the law, and was instrumental in establishing civil rights.

Same-Sex Marriages

The legally or socially recognized marriage between two individuals of the same sex, now legal in numerous countries and jurisdictions around the world.

Rights and Status

The entitlements and positions held by individuals or groups in a society, which can be legally, socially, or morally recognized.