| A | B |
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| Racism | discrimination based on a person’s race |
| Sexism | discrimination based on a person’s sex |
| Ageism | discrimination based on a person’s age |
| Bias | to influence in a particular typically unfair direction or prejudice |
| Gender | sex of a person |
| Disabilities | a physical or mental impairment that interferes or prevents natural achievement |
| Religion | set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader |
| Lifestyles | a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes |
| Nationality | a person’s status of belonging to a particular nation by origin, birth or naturalization & shouldn’t be a basis for privileges or discrimination |
| Physical appearance | the way a person looks |
| Multicultural | Of, relating to, or including several cultures |
| “Melting Pot” Theory | a place where immigrants of different cultures or races form an integrated society |
| “Tossed Salad” Theory | a place where immigrants of different cultures or races live together but keep many aspects of their old cultures alive |
| Self-motivation | concept Americans are supposed to believe in to improve themselves and do the best job they can do to improve themselves and the country |
| Being Informed | idea that Am citizens should keep up with the issues of the time to make wise choices on election days or to influence their representatives |
| Earning Capacity | he amount of salary a person can expect to make with the talents, education and experience they have |
| Literacy | the ability to read and write |
| Public Service | a service performed for the benefit of the public, especially by a nonprofit organization |
| Property Rights | the right of ownership |
| Individual Rights | rights that shouldn’t be taken away without due cause & are protected in the Constitution |
| Voting Rights | the right to vote for any eligible voter |
| Taxpayer | a citizen who pays taxes |
| Involvement | To engage as a participant |
| Charity | Something given to help the needy |
| Community spirit | being proud and supporting one’s community |
| Responsible Behavior | behavior based on good judgment or sound thinking |
| Tolerance | getting along with others or letting others do and believe what they want |
| Patriotism | love of one’s country and the willingness to sacrifice for it |
| Community Service | services volunteered by individuals or an organization to benefit a community or its institutions |
| Under employment | inadequately employed, especially employed at a low-paying job that requires less skill or training than one possesses |
| Education Needs | the amount or type of education needed to obtain the job or pay a person wants |
| Baby Boomers | the people who belong to the larger than expected generation in the US born shortly after WWII |
| Law and order | enforcement of the laws to control crime |
| Graying Population | when people are living longer and we have to provide for their needs as well |
| Taxation | the act or practice of imposing taxes |
| Graft and corruption | gaining of money, position, ect. by dishonest or unjust means by taking advantage of a public office or any position of trust |
| Security | something that gives or assures safety and is one of the US’s biggest concerns now |
| Poverty | the state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts |
| Unemployment | the percentage or number of people who are involuntarily unemployed |
| Substance Abuse | the overindulgence in and dependence on an addictive substance, especially alcohol or a drug |
| Prison Reform | the changing of prison programs to better serve the inmates and society |
| Discrimination | the treatment of consideration based on class or a category rather than individual merit, partiality or prejudice |
| Waste Disposal | the removal and storage of residential and commercial waste in a community |
| Homelessness | the state or condition of having no home |
| Crime | an offense against public law |
| Acid Rain | rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide & nitrogen oxides) combine with water |
| Greenhouse effect | phenomenon whereby the earth’s atmosphere traps solar radiation, caused by the presence in the atmosphere of gases that allow incoming sunlight to pass through but absorb heat radiated back from the earth’s surface |
| Natural Disasters | acts of nature that cause damages, injuries and loss of lives – hurricanes, tornados, floods, tsunamis, blizzards, etc |
| Pollution | undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities |
| Freedom | The capacity to exercise choice; free will |
| Liberty | The condition of being physically and legally free from confinement, servitude, or forced labor |
| Justice | The upholding of what is just, especially fair treatment and due reward in accordance with honor, standards, or law |
| Self-determination | determination of one’s own fate or course of action without compulsion, free will |
| Socio-Economic status | the position of society and their earning capacity and living standard |
| Political activism | a policy of taking direct and sometimes militant action to achieve a political or social goal |
