| A | B |
| amendment | a change to the Constitution agreed on by 3/4 of the states |
| stock | a share of ownership in a company |
| depression | when businesses fail, prices drop, and jobs are hard to find |
| unemployment | the number of people without a job |
| New Deal | a government program set up to help people during the depression |
| civil rights | rights guaranteed to citizens by the government |
| discrimination | unequal treatment of people |
| suburb | a community that lies outside city |
| multicultural | of many cultures |
| diversity | a variety of cultures |
| ethnic group | made up of people who share the same culture |
| heritage | includes customs and beliefs that come from the past |
| index | an alphabetical listing of the topics in a book |
| search engine | a Web site that finds other Web sites related to key words |