Racial Bias in the U

question 36

Short Answer

Racial bias in the U.S.justice system is evidence by the overrepresentation of ______ on death row.

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Definitions:

Fourteenth Amendment

1868 constitutional amendment that guaranteed rights of citizenship to former slaves, in words similar to those of the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

Federal Government

The federal government is the national level of government, with powers divided between it and the individual states, as outlined in a country's constitution.

Immigration Policies

The laws, regulations, and directives that govern how and when people from other countries can enter, reside in, and sometimes become citizens of another country.

Free Trade

The belief that economic development arises from the exchange of goods between different countries without governmental interference.