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Civil Rights Vocabulary

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affirmative action
noun
encouraging increased representation of women and minority group members
class action suit
noun
legal claim filed by people as a group against another person or business
commerce clause
noun
clause empowering Congress to regulate interstate commerce and commerce with other countries
de facto segregation
verb
racial segregation which happens through practice, not official means
de jure segregation
verb
racial separation mandated by law
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due process clause
noun
Constitutional provision guaranteeing fairness and legal rights to people
equal protection clause
noun
provision banning states from denying a person in its jurisdiction safeguards under the law
jim crow law
noun
any state law discriminating against black residents
literacy test
noun
exam to determine whether a person met the literacy requirements for voting
majority-minority district
noun
congressional district where the majority of constituents are ethnic minorities
natural rights
noun
rights of all people to worth and dignity
poll tax
noun
capitation payment which was required before voting
racial gerrymandering
verb
drawing a voting district in ways which dilute ethnic minority votes
restrictive covenant
noun
agreement with a clause restricting the actions of any party to the deal
white primary
noun
primary elections in southern states which banned non-white voters from voting
women's suffrage
noun
movement for giving women the right to vote and run for office

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