_____ Is the Period of Time from Conception to Birth

question 78

Multiple Choice

_____ is the period of time from conception to birth.

• A)Gestation
• B)Contrition
• C)Consanguinity
• D)Contraception

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Definitions:

Civil Rights

The rights of individuals to receive equal treatment (and to be free from unfair treatment or discrimination) in a number of settings – including education, employment, housing, and more – based on certain legally-protected characteristics.

Segregation

The enforced separation of different racial, ethnic, or socio-economic groups within society, historically manifested through discriminatory laws and practices.

Jim Crow

Laws or practices that enforced racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans in the southern United States, primarily from the late 19th century through the mid-20th century.

Fourteenth Amendment

An amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1868, that grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves, and provides all citizens with “equal protection under the laws.”