INTRO. TO LAW – MR. STILLMAN 1/5/16 Discrimination based on gender (which is almost but not always discrimination against women) In employment In sports.

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1 INTRO. TO LAW – MR. STILLMAN 1/5/16 Discrimination based on gender (which is almost but not always discrimination against women) In employment In sports In education

2 INTRO. TO LAW – MR. STILLMAN 1/5/16 Sexual harassment is a kind of sexual discrimination, and is defined as: “unwelcome sexual advances and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that takes place at work.” There are two kinds of sexual harassment: 1) quid pro quo (= give this, get that) 2) Hostile work environment (the sexual behavior is so obnoxious that the victim cannot work there)

3 INTRO. TO LAW – MR. STILLMAN 1/4/16 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION: A policy to compensate (= make up for) the effects of past discrimination. For example: a college gives African American, Latino or Native American applicants a small number of extra points in making the decision who to admit

4 INTRO. TO LAW – MR. STILLMAN 12/22/15 14 th Amendment says that everyone is guaranteed the “equal protection of the law.” In other words, everyone must be treated equally by the government. 14a Enmienda dice que todo el mundo está garantizada la "igual protección de la ley." En otras palabras, todo el mundo debe ser tratado igualmente por el gobierno.

5 INTRO. TO LAW – MR. STILLMAN 12/21/15 DISCRIMINATION = When one person is treated differently than others because of his / her membership in a group. DISCRIMINACIÓN = Cuando una persona sea tratada de manera diferente que otros debido a su pertenencia a un grupo.

6 INTRO. TO LAW – MR. STILLMAN 12/21/15 Discrimination is NOT ALWAYS ILLEGAL. For example – in New York, any child under 8 must be put in a car seat. This is for their own protection. It is also discrimination, but it is GOOD discrimination. La discriminación no siempre es ILEGAL. Por ejemplo - en Nueva York, cualquier niño menor de 8 debe ser puesto en un asiento de seguridad. Esto es para su propia protección. También es la discriminación.

7 INTRO. TO LAW – MR. STILLMAN 12/21/15 The courts (judges) use two tests to see if a particular example of discrimination is legal or illegal: 1.The Rational Basis Test: Does this discrimination make sense without hurting anyone too much? 2.The Strict Scrutiny Test: If this discrimination is about race, gender, religion or national origin, we need to take a much tougher look at the case

8 INTRO. TO LAW – MR. STILLMAN 12/21/15 Los tribunales (jueces) utilizan dos pruebas para ver si un ejemplo particular de la discriminación es legal o ilegal: El Rational Test Bases: ¿Esta discriminación tiene sentido sin herir a nadie demasiado? La prueba de escrutinio estricto: si esta discriminación se trata de raza, sexo, religión u origen nacional, tenemos que echar un vistazo mucho más difícil en el caso