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27 Cards in this Set
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Heterogeneous
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Of another of different race, family or kind; composed of a mix elements.
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Immigrant
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Those people legally admitted as permanent residents of a country.
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Reservation
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Public land set aside by government for use by Native American tribes.
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Refugee
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One who leaves his or her home to seek protection from war, persecution, or some other danger.
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Assimilation
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The process by which people of one culture merge into, and become part of, another culture
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Segregation
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The separation of one group from another
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Jim Crow Law
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A law that separates people on the basis of race, aimed primarily at African Americans
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Separate - But - Equal Doctrine
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A constitutional basis for laws that separate one group from another on the basis of race. (Jim Crow Laws)
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Integration
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The process of bringing a group into equal membership in society
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De Jure Segregation
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Segregation by law, with legal sanction
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De Facto Segregation
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Segregation even if no law requires it, e.g., housing patterns
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Affirmative Action
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A policy that requires most employers take positive steps to remedy the lingering negative effects of past discriminations
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Quota
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A rule requiring certain number of jobs or promotions for members of certain groups
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Reverse Discrimination
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Discrimination against the majority group.
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Citizen
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A member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to it by birth or naturalization and is entitled to full civil rights
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Jus Soli
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The law of soil which determines citizenship based on where a person is born
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Jus Sanguinis
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The law of blood, which determines citizenship based on one;s parents' citizenship
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Naturalization
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The legal process by which citizens of one country become citizens of another
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Alien
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Foreign - born resident, or non-citizen
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Expatriation
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The legal process by which a loss of citizenship occurs
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Denaturalization
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The process through which naturalized citizens may involuntarily lose their citizenship
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Deportation
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A legal process in which aliens are legally required to leave the United States
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Rational Basis Test |
Decides equal protection cases by applying standard test. Does the classification in question bear a reasonable relationship to the achievement of some proper governmental purpose? This is the lowest standard; it applies to things like discrimination on the basis of age. The burden of proof is on the person who complains.
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Strict Scrutiny Test
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a higher standard than the rational basis test and the intermediate scrutiny test which a law must meet in equal protection cases; applies to inherently suspect classes like race; the government must prove that there is a compelling government interest and it cannot be met by a less restrictive means
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Intermediate or Medium Scrutiny Test |
a higher standard than the rational basis test but lower than the strict scrutiny test a law must meet in equal protection cases; applies to discrimination on the basis of gender
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Least restrictive means
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In order to discriminate, the government must show that it has a compelling interest in the policy and that it cannot be achieved by any means that would place a lower burden of discrimination
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Compelling government interest |
what the government must show it has in order for discriminatory policy to be legal
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