Knowledge 12 Part A

Rights guaranteed by a country’s government to all its citizens

• basic rights

• civil rights

• human rights

Unfair treatment of a person, or group of people, because

of their skin color, race, or religion

• fairness

• discrimination

• justice

An attempt to correct an unfair situation in a peaceful way without using physical violence

• indifference

• violence

• nonviolence

Slips of paper, or electronic methods, used to cast or record votes

• ballots

• tickets

• election

The wife of the president of the United States, or the wife of the governor of a state

• first lady

• state lady

• pretty lady

Deserving of respect or admiration

• admirable
• proud

• respectable

Rights that are believed to belong to everyone, such as food, a place to live, and the right to an education and a job

• human rights

• civil rights

• basic rights

Bravery when facing danger or a difficult situation

• fearful

• shy

• courage

Feeling great honor or a sense of satisfaction

• proud

• happy

• angry

Worked with Elizabeth Cady Stanton and traveled the country giving speeches on women’s rights and wanted women to have the right to vote

• Mary Bethune

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Susan B. Anthony