| Question |
Answer |
| voluntarily giving up citizenship |
expatriation |
| group of people within a nation who share common characteristics such as race, nationality, religion, language, or cultural heritage |
ethnic group |
| mandatory separation of different races |
segregation |
| citizenship by reason of parentage |
jus sanguinis |
| held that the Equal Protection Clause was not violated by segregation laws |
separate-but-equal doctrine |
| loss of citizenship |
denaturalization |
| general pardon given by government to persons who have violated a law |
amnesty |
| policies used to help end the effects of historical and continuing discrimination |
affirmative action |
| people who come to the USA without official immigration papers and by law may not remain here |
illegal aliens |
| distinctions of doubtful legality |
suspect classifications |
| opinion made without reasonable and careful investigation of the facts |
prejudice |
| government has to demonstrate that a classification is more than just a reasonable method of achieving a legitimate goal |
strict scrutiny test |
| forcibly returned to country of origin |
deported |
| segregation policies enacted by southern states in the late 1800s |
Jim Crow laws |
| privileges or powers granted by government to individuals to ensure equal treatment under the law |
civil rights |
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