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Chapter 11 Gov Test
Question | Answer |
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SUFFRAGE | THE RIGHT TO VOTE |
DESEGREGATION | THE PROCESS OF ENDING THE FORMAL SEPARATION OF GROUPS BASED ON RACE |
SEGREGATION | THE SEPARATION OF RACIAL GROUPS |
DE JURE AND DE FACTO SEGREGATION DIFFERENCE | DE JURE IS SEPARATION OF RACES BY LAW AND DE FACTO IS SEPARATION OF RACES WITHOUT LAW REQUIRING SEGREGATION |
JUS SANGUINIS | CITIZENSHIP BY PARENTAGE "LAW OF THE BLOOD" |
JUS SOLI | CITIZENSHIP BY BIRTHPLACE "LAW OF THE SOIL" |
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION | |
CIVIL DISOBEDIANCE | THE NONVIOLENT REFUSAL TO OBEY THE LAW AS A WAY TO BRING CHANGE |
NATURALIZATION | LEGAL PROCESS WHERE IMMIGRANTS BECOME CITIZENS |
UNDOCUMENTED ALIEN | SOMEONE WHO LIVES IN THE UNITED STATES WIHOUT AUTHORIZATION FROM THE GOVERNMENT |
SUSPECT CLASSIFICATION | A CLASSIFICATION BASED ON RACE OR NATIONAL ORIGIN |
EQUAL PROTECTION CLAUSE | |
JIM CROW LAWS | SEGREGATION LAWS AIMED MOSTLY AT AFRICAN AMERICANS THAT WERE PASSED IN THE LATE 1800s AND EARLY 1900s |
SEPARATE BUT EQUAL DOCTERINE | POLICY THAT LAWS REQUIRING SEPARATE FACILITIES FOR RACIAL GROUPS BUT MUST BE TREATED EQUALLY |
RACISM | DISCRIMINATION AND UNFAIR TREATMENT TOWARDS ANOTHER RACE |
REVERSE DISCRIMINATION | DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MAJORITY GROUP |
POLL TAX | A TAX ON SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO VOTE |
REQUIREMENTS OF NATURALIZATION | |
GOVERNMENT POLICIES TOWARD NATIVE AMERICANS IN MID 1800s | |
END OF CHINESE IMMIGRATION IN 1980s | |
RATIONAL BASIS TEST |