| A | B |
|---|
| Abolish | put an end to |
| Amendment | a change to the U.S. Constitution |
| Civil disobedience | acts that deliberately break the law as a protest against that law. |
| Civil rights | basic rights to be free from unequal treatment based on certain protected characteristics (i.e. race, gender, disability) |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 & 1968 | federal laws that prohibit employment or housing discrimination based on race, sex, color, religion, or national origin |
| Discrimination | unfair treatment |
| Due Process | Constitutional guarantees to prevent accused citizens from abuse from the government (like a trial by jury or knowing the charges against you).. |
| Equal protection | same legal protection regardless of a person's race, religion, political beliefs or other condition. |
| Grandfather Clause | an exemption that allows a person to continue to do something that was approved before the new rule/law |
| Inauguration | formal admission or introduction |
| Literacy test | a test used to determine whether or not someone was eligible to register vote |
| Poll tax | a fee required to vote |
| Prohibition (prohibit) | legal prevention of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the U.S. (from 1920 to 1933) |
| Repeal | revoke a law or act |
| Segregation | the separation of people, such as separation based on race |
| Servitude | the state of being a slave or completely subject to someone more powerful. |
| Suffrage | the right to vote |
| Voting Rights Act of 1965 | a federal law that banned race discrimination in voting practices by federal, state, and local governments |
