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| areas of public land set aside by a government for use by a Native American |
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| one who leaves his/her homelands to seek refuge from war, persecution or other dangers |
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| separation or isolation of a racial or other group from the rest of teh population in education or other areas of public or private activity |
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| law to isolate/separate one group of people on basis of race |
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| separate-but-equal doctrine |
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| long held by the Supreme Court that the 14th Amend ment's Equal Protection Clausedid not forbid racial segregation so long as the separate facilities for African-Americans were equal to the ones provided for whites; overturned by Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka |
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| segregation that exists by law |
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| segregation that exists "in fact", not as a result of laws or government actions |
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| Policy that requires that both punlic and private organizations take positive steps to overcome the effects of past discrimination |
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| Rules requiring certain numbers of jobs or promotions for certain groups |
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| a description of affirmative action by critics of the policy; holds that giving preference to females and/or minorities discriminates against members of the majority group |
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| one who owes allegiance to a state and is entitled to its protection |
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| aquisition of American citizenshop at birth because of the citizenship of one or both parents, the "law of blood" to whome born |
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| acquisition of American citizenship at birth, because of birth in the US, the "law of soil" where born |
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| legal process by which a person born a citizen of one country becomes a citizen of another |
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| one who is not a citizen (or national) of the state in which he/she lives |
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| Act by which one renounces (forfeits) citizenship |
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| court revocation of naturalized citizenship through due process of law |
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| legal process in which aliens are legally required to leave the U.S. |
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