What is a person called who worked to end slavery?
abolitionist
What is it called when a law or practice is gotten rid of?
abolish
What is it called when people are treated unfairly because of their race?
racism
How do you change a law or dcument?
amend
What amendment ended slavery?
13th amendment
What is a person who fought for women's right to vote called?
suffragist
What is the word for changing a law or document?
amend
What is it called when people are kept apart based on some characteristic, such as race or religion?
segregation
WHat is a written plan for how a government works called?
constitution
What amendment allowed women to vote?
19th amendment
What is it called when people who share the same interests meet?
convention
Wht is it called when something is officially approved through a vote?
ratify
What is it called when both sides are willing to give up a little in order to come to an agreement?
compromise
What is it called when a document is officially approved by a vote?
ratify
What is people buying and selling goods called?
commerce
What is it called when new goods or people are brought into a country?
importation
What is a change to the Constitution called?
amendment
What is a written agreement between 2 groups or countries called?
treaty
WHat was the name of the document written by many Founding Fathers at the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
constitution
What do you need to do to keep going, even when things are difficult?
persist
When you want to officially end or completely get rid of something, like a rule, law, or bad practice, what is it called?
abolish
What were that first 10 amendments to the US Constitution called? They were rights that explain the basic freedoms and rights of citizens.
Bill of Rights