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Civics Vocabulary

My civics vocab

TermDefinition
14th Amendment An amendment to the U.S constitution that defines citizenship, grants citizenship to former slaves, and defines voters as males at least 21 years of age.
Alien Any person not a citizen or national of a country
Citizen A legal member of a state and/or country
Immigrant A person who comes to a country to live permanently
Law of Blood The principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that as his/her biological mother
Law of soil The principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the territory within which he/she was born
Legal Permanent Resident Someone who is legally and permanently living in the U.S., but not a citizen
Naturalization The process by which an immigrant becomes a citizen
Resident Someone who lives in a place for a minimum amount of time
Citizen A legal member of a state and/or country
Common Good Beliefs or actions that are seen as a benefit to the larger community rather than individual interest, also known as the public good
Obligation Something a person is required to do.
Responsibility Something a person should do.
Selective Service A system by which men ages 18 through 25 register with the U.S government for military services.
Bill of rights The first ten amendments to the U.S constitution, establishing rights and protections for American citizens .
Suffrage The right to vote; protected in the 15th,19th,24th and 26th amendments.
13th Amendment An amendment to the U.S Constitution that outlawed slavery in the United States.
14th Amendment An amendment to the U.S Contitution that defines citizenship, grants citizenship to former slaves and defines voters as males at least 21 years of age.
15th Amendment An amendment to the U.S Constitution that makes it illegal for the federal or state governments to deny someone the right to vote based on thier race.
19th Amendment An amendment to the U.S Constitution that grants women the right to vote.
24th Amendment An amendment to the U.S Constitution that made poll taxes illegal as a condition for voting.
26th Amendment An amendment to the U.S Constitution that lowers the minimum voting age to 18.
Amendment A change to the U.S Constitution.
Civil Rights The rights beloging to citizens; traditonally refers to the basic rights to be free from unequal treatment based on certain protected charateristics. (i.e. race, gender, disabilty)
Civil Rights Act of 1964 A federal law that prohibits empolyment discrimination based on race,sex,color,religion,or national origin.
Civil Rights Act of 1968 A federal law that prohibits discrimination related to the sale rental and financing of housing based on race,religion,national orgin,or sex.
Discrimination Unfair Treatment
Equal Rights Amendment A proposed amendment to the U.S Constitution outlawing discrimaination based on sex.
Literacy Test A test used to determine wether or not someone was eligable to register vote.
Poll tax A fee required to vote.
Prohibit To forbid or disallow.
Voting Rights Act of 1965 A federal law that banned race discrimaination in voting practices by federal,state,and local government.
States Rights A power or issue for individual states to determine.
Segregation The speration of people, such as segregation based on race.
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