Key Definitions

Question 1

United Nations Decleration on Human Rights

Answer 1

Adopted in 1948, it outlines 30 fundamental rights that all people are entitled too

Question 2

Seperate but Equal

Answer 2

A doctrine from the Plessy vs Ferguson (1896) case, justifying racial segregation by claiming facilities for Black and White people could be seperate as long as they were equal

Question 3

Segregation

Answer 3

The enforced seperation of people based on race, often seen in schools, transportation and public spaces

Question 4

National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People

Answer 4

A civil rights organisation founded in 1909 to fight racial discrimination

Question 5

Jim Crow Laws

Answer 5

State and local laws in the U.S. South (late 1800’s - 1960’s) that enforced segregation and denied Black Americans equal rights

Question 6

Voter Registration

Answer 6

The process of enrolling to vote, in the past, Black Americans faced discriminatory barries like literacy tests

Question 7

Amnesty International

Answer 7

A global organisation founded in 1961 that helps human rights, focusing on prisoners of conscience and opposing torture due to death penalty

Question 8

Prisoners of Conscience

Answer 8

People imprisoned for their beliefs, race, or political views, without using violence

Question 9

Arguments For/Against Death Penalty

Answer 9

For: Deterrent for serious crimes, provides justice for victims

Against: Risk of wrongful executions, violates human rights, and studies show it doesn’t effectively clear crime