always the same distance apart, never touching
What is parallel?
a grouping of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into categories viewed as distinct by society
what is race?
a social or cultural category of the two sexes (male and female), used to reference social or cultural differences rather than biological ones.
what is gender?
freed African American, formerly enslaved, people
who are Freedmen?
two objects that intersect at a right angle
what is perpendicular?
the same shape
the capacity or ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events
what is power?
do something in a haughty way, as though it is below one's dignity or level of importance
what is condescend?
what is an Amendment?
to bring about something by use of force or pressure
what is compel?
the demonstration of a math statement that uses logic to arrive at a conclusion
what is proof?
unpredictable
what is erratic?
friendly
what is amiable?
the period after the Civil War where the government attempted to fix problems resulting from slavery and war
what is Reconstruction?
irrelevant, unimportant
what is immaterial?
a line that divides something into two equal parts
what is a bisector?
what is unsullied?
low spirited, depressed, downcast
what is subdued?
a person who pushes for complete social or political reform
what is radical?
a government body responsible for creating laws
what is legislature?
a statement that might be true, but isn't proven
what is a conjecture?
serious, unemotional, stiff in appearance
what is austere?
not showing due respect for another person
what is impudent?
a government philosophy that combines a large central government with smaller local governments
a mathematical statement that can and must be proven to be true
what is a theorem?