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Civics
Unit 3 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| affirmative action | programs intended to make up for past discrimination by helping minority groups and women gain access to jobs and opportunities |
| alien | a noncitizen |
| bail | a sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person returns for his or her trial |
| civil rights | the rights of full citizenship and equality under the law |
| deport | to send an alien or immigrant back to his or her own country |
| discrimination | unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group |
| due process | following established legal procedures |
| grand jury | a group of citizens that decides whether there is sufficient evidence to accuse someone of a crime |
| immigrant | a person who moves permanently to a new country |
| naturalization | a legal process to obtain citizenship |
| poll tax | a sum of money required of voters before they are permitted to cast a ballot |
| racial profiling | singling out an individual as a suspect due to appearance of ethnicity |
| segregation | the social separation of the races |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| Writ of Habeus Corpus | a court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person |