Human Rights
When a government is made up of multiple different political parties that are working together.
Coalition
A kind of government where the people in charge are elected.
Democracy
The people in charge of the country
Government
When someone is treated unfairly because of something about them.
Discrimination
A belief that some racial groups are better or worse than others (or acting in a way that shows this).
Racism.
A right which is believed to belong to everyone. E.g.: The right to not be a slave.
Human Right
A right to participate in government and society. E.g.: The right to vote.
Civil Right
A widely held and often incorrect view about a group pf people.
Stereotype
A group put together to give justice.
Tribunal
To fight against injustice without hurting people.
Non-violent resistance.
A reason someone complains. Can be real or imagined.
Grievance
When things are distributed fairly, so everyone ends up the same.
Equity
When everyone gets the same.
Equality
Fair and equal treatment, especially by the law
Justice
To prejudge someone based on something about them (race, gender, etc.)
Prejudice
This document, published by the United Nations, lists many of the fundamental human rights recognised by most countries around the world.
The United Nations Declarations of Human Rights.
Name one Human Rights Hero and Villain we did presentations on in term 1.
Heroes: Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Mahatma Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, Malala Yousafzai, Oskar Schindler.
Villains: Pol Pot, Joseph Stalin, Adolph Hitler, Kim Jong Un, Bashar Al-Assad, Muammar Ghaddafi.
Preacher/priest.
Which school were the Little Rock 9 the first black students at?
Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Who did the government say they were looking for when conducting the Dawn Raids?
Illegal overstayers.
Fill in the missing word (the same word twice) in this human right from the UNDHR:
"We are all equal before the _____ and entitled to equal protection under the _____."
Law
Which country was Pol Pot dictator of?
Cambodia
What is example of a discriminatory law from the "Jim Crow" South?
Could be lots of things, including:
Seating on the bus.
Separate facilities that aren't equal.
Not punishing lynchers.
Name one student who was a member of the Little Rock 9.
Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, Minnijean Brown, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Pattillo, Gloria Ray, Terrence Roberts, Jefferson Thomas, or Carlotta Walls
What was the name of the Polynesian activist group who resisted the Dawn Raids?
The Polynesian Panthers.