Vocabulary
A policy in educational admissions or job hiring that gives special attention or compensatory treatment to traditionally disadvantaged groups in an effort to overcome present effects of past discrimination.
Affirmative Action
tasks citizens are required to do
duties
What is one of the most important responsibilities of an American citizen.
voting
Before the 1960s, many schools in the South practiced _______________, separating white and African American students.
segragation
All the different populations that live together in an area
community
Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences
Segregation
During the war, the thousands of men who fought in the armed services were fulfilling their __________ to their country.
duties
What are your responsibilities as a U.S. citizen?
Because the woman was not allowed to vote without paying a fee, her __________ were violated.
civil rights
Identify all ways in which citizens pay taxes.
income, property, and sales taxes
A law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military
draft
In the United States, all men aged 18 and over must registers with the government in case the country needs to _____________, or call up, men for military service.
draft
Actions you are expected to carry out (should do)
responsibilties
The landlord was accused of __________ because he would not rent the apartment to the young Hispanic couple.
discrimination
What are the sources of our rights as citizens?
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
the laws enacted by Congress and state legislatures
The interpretation of the laws by the courts
government efforts to maintain basic health and living conditions for those people who have insufficient resources of their own
public welfare
What is the most important duty of American citizens?
Obeying the laws
By helping distribute food to the poor, the woman showed her concern for the __________ of the people in her community.
Jolly Rancher- Daily Double
By hiring many African Americans and women, the company was following the policy of _______________.
affirmative action
What are some of the services that the many communities to which you belong provide?
School and family teach values, traditions, behavior, and cooperation.
Government provides laws, police and fire protection, schools, and trash collection.
A group of people sworn to abide by the laws to determine the truth
jury
Obey the laws, pay taxes, defend the nation, serve in court, _______________ are all duties of American citizens.
attend school
Respecting and accepting others, regardless of their beliefs, policies, or other differences is called ___________.
toleration
Two infamous Civil Rights defenders.
DR. Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
Why toleration is especially important in the United States
Toleration is accepting and respecting others regardless of their beliefs, practices, and other differences. To enjoy your rights, you must respect others' rights.