Unit 10 Vocabulary
SS.7.C.3.7
SS.7.C.3.7
13th Amendment: an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that made slavery unconstitutional in the United States
13th Amendment: an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that made slavery unconstitutional in the United States
14th Amendment: an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that defines citizenship, grants citizenship to former slaves and defines voters as males at least 21 year of age
14th Amendment: an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that defines citizenship, grants citizenship to former slaves and defines voters as males at least 21 year of age
15th Amendment: an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that makes it illegal for the federal or state governments to deny someone the right to vote based on their race
15th Amendment: an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that makes it illegal for the federal or state governments to deny someone the right to vote based on their race
19th Amendment: an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that gave women the right to vote
19th Amendment: an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that gave women the right to vote
24th Amendment: an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that made poll taxes illegal as a requirement for voting
24th Amendment: an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that made poll taxes illegal as a requirement for voting
26th Amendment: an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that lowered the minimum voting age to 18
26th Amendment: an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that lowered the minimum voting age to 18
amendment: a change to a constitution (e.g., U.S. Constitution, Florida Constitution)
amendment: a change to a constitution (e.g., U.S. Constitution, Florida Constitution)
civil rights: the basic rights of citizens to be free from unequal treatment based on certain characteristics (e.g., race, gender, disability)
civil rights: the basic rights of citizens to be free from unequal treatment based on certain characteristics (e.g., race, gender, disability)
Civil Rights Act of 1964: federal law that prohibits employment discrimination based on race, sex, color, religion, or national origin
Civil Rights Act of 1964: federal law that prohibits employment discrimination based on race, sex, color, religion, or national origin
Civil Rights Act of 1968: a federal law that prohibits discrimination related to the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin or sex
Civil Rights Act of 1968: a federal law that prohibits discrimination related to the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin or sex
discrimination: treating a person or group unfairly based on their race, religion, gender, disability, or other reasons
discrimination: treating a person or group unfairly based on their race, religion, gender, disability, or other reasons
Equal Rights Amendment: a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlawing discrimination based on sex
Equal Rights Amendment: a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution outlawing discrimination based on sex
literacy test: a written test used to decide whether or not someone was eligible to register vote
literacy test: a written test used to decide whether or not someone was eligible to register vote
poll tax: a fee someone has to pay in order to vote
poll tax: a fee someone has to pay in order to vote
prohibit: to forbid or to not allow something
prohibit: to forbid or to not allow something
segregation: the separation of people, such as segregation based on race
segregation: the separation of people, such as segregation based on race
states’ rights: a power or issue for individual states to determine
states’ rights: a power or issue for individual states to determine
suffrage: the right to vote
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
Voting Rights Act of 1965: a federal law that banned race discrimination in voting practices by federal, state, and local governments
SS.7.C.3.6
SS.7.C.3.6
civil disobedience: the refusal to obey certain laws as a form of political protest
civil disobedience: the refusal to obey certain laws as a form of political protest
economic freedom: the freedom to produce, trade, or use any goods or services in a way that is legal
economic freedom: the freedom to produce, trade, or use any goods or services in a way that is legal
SS.7.C.3.12
SS.7.C.3.12
Brown v. Board of Education: U.S. Supreme Court case that determined that “separate but equal” segregation was not equal in public education
Brown v. Board of Education: U.S. Supreme Court case that determined that “separate but equal” segregation was not equal in public education
Equal Protection Clause: the section of the Fourteenth Amendment that says that states must apply the law equally and cannot discriminate against citizens or groups of citizens
Equal Protection Clause: the section of the Fourteenth Amendment that says that states must apply the law equally and cannot discriminate against citizens or groups of citizens
legal precedent: a judicial decision that is used as an example in dealing with later, similar cases
legal precedent: a judicial decision that is used as an example in dealing with later, similar cases
Plessy v. Ferguson: U.S. Supreme Court case that determined that “separate but equal” segregation was not discrimination
Plessy v. Ferguson: U.S. Supreme Court case that determined that “separate but equal” segregation was not discrimination