Women's Rights Movement Vocabulary

Which best defines "citizen participation"?

• when ordinary people want the law just for themselves; they have a goal of influencing leaders to make laws that don't apply to the leaders at all

• a process in which ordinary people take action with the goal of influencing leaders to improve the quality of life of a community or society

• a process in which people who are leaders choose ordinary people to help make the laws and stand up for what is right in a society. These ordinary people become law makers in the system of government and have more votes.

An "activist" is...

• a process in which ordinary people take action with the goal of influencing leaders to improve the quality of life of a community or society

• someone who wanted to end slavery, especially in the United States before the Civil War — when owning slaves was common practice

• a change in the words or meaning of a law or addition to a document (such as a constitution)

• someone who takes part in activities that are intended to achieve some kind of social change

"Abolitionist" is best described by which?

• someone who wanted to end slavery, especially in the United States before the Civil War — when owning slaves was common practice

• someone who takes part in activities that are intended to achieve some kind of social change

• a change in the words or meaning of a law or addition to a document (such as a constitution)

• a person advocating the extension of the right to vote, especially to women

"Amendment" is best described by...

• a process in which ordinary people take action with the goal of influencing leaders to improve the quality of life of a community or society

• the right to vote in political elections

• a change in the words or meaning of a law or addition to a document (such as a constitution)

• to seek to influence others on an issue

"Franchise" or "Suffrage" is defined as...

• to present a petition to an authority in regards to a particular cause

• strong disagreement with a plan or policy, especially shown in attempts to prevent it

• a person--a human being--advocating the extension of the right to vote, especially to women

• the right to vote in political elections

A "Suffragist" is...

• someone who wanted to end slavery, especially in the United States before the Civil War — when owning slaves was common practice

• a person advocating the extension of the right to vote, especially to women

• strong disagreement with a plan or policy, especially shown in attempts to prevent it

• a written document that many people sign to show that they want a person or organization to do or change

To "lobby" means to...

• to seek to influence others on an issue; to try, as a group, to persuade or to influence politicians in government;

• to have a strong disagreement with a plan or policy, especially shown in attempts to prevent it

• to present a piece of paper with signatures, or a petition, to an authority in regards to a particular cause

• to stand or march in a public place in order to protest something

"Opposition" is best described as...

• a strong disagreement with a plan or policy, especially shown in attempts to prevent it

• to try, as a group, to persuade or to influence politicians in government; to seek to influence others on an issue

• to stand or march in a public place in order to protest something

• a group's refusal to work (or eat in the case of a hunger strike) in protest against low pay, bad work conditions, or unfair laws

A "petition" is...

• a written document that many people sign to show that they want a person or organization to do or change

• to stand or march in a public place in order to protest something

• a group's refusal to work (or eat in the case of a hunger strike) in protest against low pay, bad work conditions, or unfair laws

• the right to vote in political elections

To "picket" means to...

• to be person advocating the extension of the right to vote, especially to women

• to present a petition to an authority in regards to a particular cause

• to change in the words or meaning of a law or addition to a document (such as a constitution)

• to stand or march in a public place in order to protest something