Reconstruction Era Vocabulary

A change to the Constitution is called an __________.

• The 13th

• The Preamble

• Democracy

• Amendment

A Freedman was a person who was

• A Civil War General

• An Abolitionist

• A person freed from slavery

• working in the Underground Railroad

Discrimination is

• a method of conflict resolution in communities
• the unjust treatment of different categories of people
• the act of promoting equality among all people
• a form of legal protection for individuals

Ratification means

• the negotiation of a contract
• the rejection of a law
• the informal discussion of a proposal
• the formal approval of an agreement or treaty

Suffrage is

• the right to vote in political elections
• a form of government
• the ability to run for office
• the right to protest peacefully

Due Process means

• the legal requirement that the state must respect all legal rights owed to a person
• a method of resolving disputes between states
• the process of creating new laws
• a type of legal representation for defendants