The U.S.Constitution

The U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1788, and is the primary document for the creation, structure, and policy of the U.S. federal government and legal system. The Constitution, and notably the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments are essential to Rothstein's argument about de jure residential racial segregation, because the varied interpretations of these amendments both empowered and stopped residential racial segregation in the United States.

The U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States of America. The decision and rulings made by the Supreme Court can only be overturned by the Supreme Court. The multiple rulings, sometimes contradictory, of the Supreme Court hat are related to housing policy and racial segregation are essential to Rothstein's argument regarding de jure residential racial segregation.

San Francisco Bay Area

The San Francisco Bay Area describes the larger...