

Unit 9 Vocab Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
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Social Studies
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9th Grade
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Casey Guilliams
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The protections against government. Civil liberties guarantee the protection of persons and property from the arbitrary acts of government. Examples include freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and the guarantee of a fair trial.
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Civil Liberties
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Those positive acts of government that seek to make constitutional guarantees a reality for all people. Examples include prohibitions of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation.
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Civil Rights
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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The practice of separating people based on race, particularly the legal separation of Black and white Americans that was enforced through Jim Crow laws.
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Segregation
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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The right to vote in political elections.
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Suffrage
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, sex, or other characteristics.
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Discrimination
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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States that the government must act fairly and in accord with established rules and laws in all that it does. Due process requires that both the ways in which the government acts and the laws under which it acts must be fair.
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Due Process of Law
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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State and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States, particularly after Reconstruction, creating a system of 'separate but equal' facilities.
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Jim Crow laws
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