Voting Rights and Advocacy Keywords
14th Amendment
Everyone born in the U.S. is a citizen and is guaranteed equal protection of the law
19th Amendment
Gave women the right to vote
Justices
Judges of the Supreme Court
15th Amendment
U.S. cannot prevent a person from voting because of race, color, or creed
convention
a meeting with a specific purpose
progessive
political movement to promote social welfare by addressing poverty, poor working conditions, unemployment, and the lack of educational opportunities.
liberal
political viewpoint that encourages government participation in the economic, social, and moral activity of the population.
confirmed
ratified or made certain
abolitionist
reformer who wanted to end slavery in the United States
literacy
the ability to read and write
Union
the part of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War (the North)
Reconstruction
the period after the Civil War in the United States
suffrage
the right to vote
condemn
to express strong disapproval of
revoke
to take back, to cancel