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21 Cards in this Set
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abolition
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the act of doing away with something;such as the abolitionist movement in the 19th centry to eliminate slavery
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apartheid
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a policy that keeps races separate
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civil rights
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a term used for acts of government that make constitutional guarentees a reality for all people
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environment
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the totality of external physical conditions that affect and influence the growth, development, and survival of organisms
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regulation
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the act of controlling or directing according to rule, principle,or law
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suffrage
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the right to vote
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blacklist
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a list of individuals or organizations that have incurred disapproval or suspicion or are to be boycotted or otherwise penalized; for example, suspected communisistes in the US during the 1950's
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clear and present danger
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a principle establised by the supreme court that limits free speech if the words will bring about substantive evils
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conscientious objector
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an individual who on the basis or religious or moral principles refuses to bear arms or serve in the military
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libel
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false and malicious use of printed words that damage a persons reputation
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mccarthyism
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the attacks, often unsubstantiated,by senator joseph mccarthy and others on people suspected of being communists in the 1950's
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slander
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false and malicious use of spoken words that damage a persons reputation
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bias
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a perspective, preference,or incliniation that inhibits impartial judgement
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critique
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a critical review or commentary
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logical fallacies
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statements or arguments based on a false or invalid reference
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propoganda
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the spreading of ideas to promote a certain cause or to damage an opposing cause
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primary source
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resources of evidence??
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secondary source
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offer an analyisis of primary sources??
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stereotype
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an oversimplified conception, opinion, or image
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thesis
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a proposition that is supported by an argument
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unstated assumption
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supporting ideas that are not explicitly presented in source
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