​What Word, Most Significant to the Understanding of Civil Rights

question 5

Multiple Choice

​What word, most significant to the understanding of civil rights, appears for the first time in the Constitution in the Fourteenth Amendment?

• A) ​Deprive
• B) ​Citizens
• C) ​Equal
• D) ​Abridge

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

A psychological theory that suggests discomfort arises when an individual holds contradictory beliefs, values, or attitudes, leading them to change one to reduce the dissonance.

Long-term Relationships

Romantic or platonic connections between individuals that are maintained over a prolonged period, often characterized by mutual support and commitment.

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

A theory that suggests an uncomfortable tension arises from holding contradictory cognitions (e.g., beliefs, attitudes) simultaneously, leading to efforts to reduce the dissonance.

Hypocrites

Hypocrites are individuals who claim to have moral beliefs, standards, or virtues that their own behavior does not conform to; their actions contradict their stated beliefs or values.