Chapter 16 Vocabulary Words

The term 'Impeach' means:

• To formally charge a public official with misconduct

• To remove a public official from office

• To criticize someone publicly

• To question the integrity of a public official

A person who has fought in a war.

The years between 1945 and 1964 when 76 million babies were born in the United States.

A community outside of a city but not far into the countryside.

A federal program that gave veterans funds for education, home loans, and other benefits.

A form of protest in which African Americans and whites rode trains together to integrate rail lines.

• True
• False

The Great Society is a set of programs begun by President Lyndon Johnson and Congress in 1965 to improve the lives of Americans by working to end poverty and racial injustice.

• True
• False

A minority group is a group that is different from the majority in a society.

• True
• False