Level Up in 2026 with the AP Gov Civil Rights and Liberties Power-Up Quiz!

Segregation that arises from housing patterns rather than legal rules is de facto segregation. It happens in practice because of how neighborhoods form, economic disparities, and housing market practices, even when no laws mandate it. This contrasts with de jure segregation, which is segregation that is imposed by law or government policy. The other terms don’t fit: reverse discrimination isn’t the standard label for segregation based on housing patterns, and civil rights concern is too broad to describe a type of segregation.