History GCSE
Legislative reform
What Legislative reform means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Legislative reform
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The 1964 Civil Rights Act, 1965 Voting Rights Act and 1968 Fair Housing Act dismantled de jure segregation and secured political participation.
Topics that use Legislative reform
- Option 33: Key topic 2: Protest, progress and radicalism, 1960–75 - 4 The civil rights movement, 1965–75 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- De Facto Segregation
- Government Response
- Urban Unrest
- De facto vs de jure segregation
- Economic Inequality
- Political representation
- Socio-economic inequality
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