Civics: Citizenship, Rights and Liberties

Civil Rights - the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.

Requirements - things you must do or have

Responsibilities - things we should do; obligations that we fulfill voluntarily

Suffrage - the right to vote

Citizenship - informed and active membership in a political community

inequality - treating others different

Political Participation - All the activities used by citizens to influence the selection of political leaders or the policies they pursue

Civil Liberties - Constitutional freedoms guaranteed to all citizens

Voting Rights - no state can deny the right to vote based on race, color, or sex

Discrimination - unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group and its members

Equal Protection - the equal application of the law regardless of a person's race, religion, political beliefs, or other qualities