| A | B |
|---|
| Democracy | Political system in which the people have the power |
| Communism | Economic system based on community or government ownership of business |
| Fascism | Political system in which the government is viewed as more important than the individuals |
| Totalitarianism | political system in which one leader of a small group of leaders hold absolute power |
| Capitalism | Economic system based on private ownership of business |
| States Rights | The idea that states should be able to make their own decisions (Anti-federalism) |
| Federalism | The idea that the National Government should be strong and have more power than the states |
| Discrimination | Unjust treatment of different categories of people |
| Racism | Prejudice/discrimination towards a certain race or the belied that one race is superior to another |
| Prejudice | Preconceived opinion not based on reason |
| Civil Rights | Rights guaranteed to all citizens (also called civil liberties) |
| Segregate | Separating people based on race |
| Integrate/Integration | Combing different races |
| Boycott | To stop buying or using something |
| Sit-in | An organized protest where you sit peacefully and refuse to leave |
| Containment | The policy of not wanting communism to spread |
| Cold War | War/tension between countries with no real fighting |
| Ratify | Formally approve/sign a bill, law, or agreement |
| Amendment | A change to the US constitution |
| Supreme Court | The highest, most powerful court in the US. |
| McCarthyism | The practice of make accusation of disloyalty/treason with no evidence |
| Iron Curtain | Symbolic boundary dividing communist and democratic Europe after WWII |
| Civil Disobedience | Disobeying certain laws in non-violent ways to try to make a point |
| Arms race | A battle between countries to create the best weaponry |
| Space race | The battle between US and SU in which both countries were trying the explore space first |
