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Chapter 17: WH

TermDefinition
voter fraud illegal manipulation of ballots to help win an election
space race the competition between the united states and soviet union to be the first to travel outside Earths atmosphere
ballistic missiles a nuclear weapon that is propelled by a rocket and guided using a GPS system
navel quarantine blockade imposed on the ports of another country
filibuster political strategy in which a small group of legislation takes turns speaking and refuses to stop the debate or allow a bill to come to a vote
bipartisan relating to both parties in a two-party system
disenfranchise to deprive someone of a legal right or priviledge
medicare u.s. government program started in 1965 that gives medical insurance to elderly
medicaid gives medical insurance to impoverished people
demographic composition the make-up of the population of a specific area bashed on ethnicity
landmark legislation important and historic law
de jure segregation segregation enforced by law
de facto segregation segregation that is present in society despite no law enforcing it
watts riot violent clashes between residents and police
black seperatists radical african-american activist
busing transporting students of all races to school for equallity
miscegenation marriage between people of different races
affirmative action government policy that instituties racial quotas to favor groups that suffer from discrimination
James Earl Ray who shot and killed MLK
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