Discrimination Flashcards
(13 cards)
Affirmative Action
the encouragement of increased representation of women and minority-group members, especially in employment.
Alien
a resident born in or belonging to another country who has not acquired citizenship by naturalization
De facto segregation
Segregation that exists “in fact,” not as a result of laws or
governmental actions.
De jure segregation
The separation of groups of people that exists as a result of some
law or governmental action.
denaturalization
to deprive of the rights and privileges of citizenship or of naturalization.
Deportation
- The legal process in which aliens are legally required to leave the
United States.
Expatriation
to banish (a person) from his or her native country.
Jim Crow law
any state law discriminating against black persons.
naturalization
to confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen.
quota
the number or proportion that is allowed or admitted
reverse discrimination
the unfair treatment of members of majority groups resulting from preferential policies, as in college admissions or employment, intended to remedy earlier discrimination against minorities.
segregation
the act or practice of segregating.
separate-but-equal doctrine
the states might provide segregated facilities for African Americans (e.g., in education), so long as they were equal to those afforded white persons:
