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SHMS 8th SS Vocab 3
SHMS 8th Grade Social Studies Vocab 3
Term | Definition |
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White primary | primary elections established by the Democratic party in southern states; only white voters were permitted to participate |
Brown v. Board of Education | a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional |
Sibley Commission | created after Brown v. Board of Education; purpose was to determine how Georgia's citizens felt about integration |
Civil rights | the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality |
Deep water port | a port that can accommodate large, heavily-loaded ships, which may require the water to be 30 feet deep or more |
Senator | a politician at either the federal or state level who is a member of the senate |
Governor | the elected head of a state |
Domestic | existing or occurring inside a particular country; not foreign or international |
Entrepreneur | a person who operates a business, taking on greater than normal financial risks to do so |
Incentive | a thing that motivates or encourages a person to do something |
Manufacturing | to make (something) on a large scale using machinery |
Income | money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments |
Household budget | an estimate of income (money in) and expenditure (money out) for a set period of time |
Debt | money that is owed or due; types of debt include credit cards, loans, bills, etc. |
Financial management | the effective management of money to accomplish specific goals |