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Unit 2 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Proposal | a plan or suggestion, especially a formal or written one, put forward for consideration or discussion by others. |
Reform | make changes in something, typically a social, political, or economic institution or practice in order to improve it. |
Refugee | a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. |
Bipartisan | of or involving the agreement or cooperation of two political parties that usually oppose each other's policies.: "educational reform received considerable bipartisan approval". |
Ethnic | of or relating to a population subgroup (within a larger or dominant national or cultural group) with a common national or cultural tradition. |
discriminatory | making or showing an unfair or prejudicial distinction between different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex. |
Oppressed | subject to harsh and authoritarian treatment.: "oppressed racial minorities" "his sympathies were with the oppressed". |
Immigrant | a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country |
Infulx | an arrival or entry of large numbers of people or things |
sovereignty | supreme power or authority. |
Decendents | a person, plant, or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor |