Civil Rights Flashcards- English

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Desegregation

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Policy which eliminates the practice of isolating, separating, or setting a particular group apart

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Executive Order

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Rule or order issued by the president that has the force of law to carry out the operations of the government

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Integration

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Policy of intermixing people of different races that had been previously segregated

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Segregation

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Policy of separating different racial or ethnic groups in public

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Affirmative Action

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Policy that favors individuals from groups that have been discriminated against in the past

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Civil Disobedience

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Use of nonviolent actions to protest unfair government actions and practices

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Disenfranchisement

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The act of taking away a person or group's right to vote, or the legal right to vote.