Vocabulary | Civil Rights Amendments | More Civil Rights | Citizenship & Civic Duties | Stump's Stumpers |
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What is Suffrage
The right to vote.
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What is 14th Amendment
Citizenship, due process, equal protection.
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What is De Jure Segregation
Segregation by law.
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What is Naturalization
The legal process by which citizens of one country become citizens of another.
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What is The Bill of Rights (Amendments 1-10)
An Amendment that serves as a civil liberty.
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What is Affirmative Action
A policy that requires most employers take positive steps to remedy the effects of past discrimination.
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What is 19th Amendment
Women’s suffrage.
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What is De Facto Segregation
Segregation that continues today, even if no law requires it.
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What is Jus Soli
The “law of the soil;” citizenship is granted to people born in U.S. territory.
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What is Human
The largest race by population in the United States.
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What is Due Process
The government must act fairly and in accord with established rules in all that it does.
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What is 13th Amendment
Abolition of slavery.
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What is Indian Citizenship Act
This law granted Native Americans citizenship, including the right to vote.
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What is Jus Sanguinis
The “law of blood;” citizenship is granted to people who have at least one parent who is an American citizen.
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What is Judicial Review
The power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a governmental action.
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What is Indictment
A formal complaint before a grand jury which charges the accused with one or more crimes.
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What is 15th Amendment
No denial of vote because of race, color, or previous enslavement.
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What is Voting Rights Act
This law protected the right of minority voters by outlawing the use of unfair voting requirements in all elections.
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What is Obey the law, serve as a juror, pay taxes
When it comes to public service and civic duty, one example of a legal obligation.
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What is Two-thirds, three-fourths
A formal amendment must be approved by ____ of votes in Congress and ____ of votes in state legislatures.
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What is Gerrymandering
The drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group.
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What is 26th Amendment
Voting age of 18.
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What is Civil Rights Act of 1968
This law outlawed discrimination in housing.
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What is Voting, being informed on civic issues, donating to political campaigns, protesting & petitioning
When it comes to public service and civic duty, one example of civic-mindedness.
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What is Eligibility, Supporting Documents, Form N-400, Biometrics Appointment, Naturalization Interview, Oath of Allegiance
All six steps in the naturalization process.
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