Unit 10 Vocab: Civil Rights and Liberties

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Affirmative Action

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Policy requiring employers to take positive steps to remedy the effects of past discrimination

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14th Amendment

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It granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved people who had been emancipated after the American Civil War

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Capital Punishment

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Punishment by death

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Citizen

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One who owes allegiance to the United States and is entitled to its protection

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Civil Liberties

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Protections against government; guarantees of safety of persons, property, and opinions from the government

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Civil Rights

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Positive acts of government that seek to make constitutional guarantees a reality for all people

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Law that prevented racial discrimination in public accommodations

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Double-jeopardy

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Protection from being tried twice for the same crime

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Due Process Clause

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Clause in the 14th Amendment that prevents states from denying basic rights to citizens

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Expatriation

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The legal process by which a loss of citizenship occurs