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Unit 12
Civil Rights movement
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Unit 12 Vocabulary | |
| Activist | vigorous advocate of a cause, especially a political cause |
| Civil Rights | The rights of personal liberty guaranteed to U.S. citizens, by the constitution and acts of congress |
| Segregation | The act of setting apart from the general population |
| Boycott | To refuse to buy goods as a statement of opposition |
| Sit in | Occupying seats in a racial segregated establishment in protest against discrimination |
| Freedom Ride | A ride made by civil rights workers to desegregate public facilities, such as bus terminals or lunch counters |
| Liberal | A person who is not strict in observance of traditional or established forms, ways or beliefs |
| Moderate | A person who holds views that are not extreme |
| Demographics | the statistical data of a population, especially those showing average age, income, education, etc. |
| Two Party System | A political system consisting of two major parties, more or less equal in strength |
| Conservative | A person who is strict in observance of traditional or established form, ways or beliefs |
| Desegregation | the elimination of laws, customs, or practices under which different races, groups, etc., are restricted to specific or separate public facilities, neighborhoods, schools, organizations, or the like. |
| Advocate | to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument or a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause |
| Point of View | An opinion, attitude, or judgment about an issue |
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