Explain the following terms:
a) Universal Adult Franchise
b) Democracy
c) Dignity
d) Civil Rights Movement
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Explanation:
a) Universal adult franchise means that every person who has attained the age of 18 years is entitled to vote if he is not otherwise disqualified.
b)Democracy, which derives from the Greek word demos, or people, is defined, basi- cally, as government in which the supreme power is vested in the people. In some forms, democracy can be exercised directly by the people; in large societies, it is by the people through their elected agents.
c)Dignity is the right of a person to be valued and respected for their own sake, and to be treated ethically. ... The term may also be used to describe personal conduct, as in "behaving with dignity".
d) The Civil Rights Movement was an era dedicated to activism for equal rights and treatment of African Americans in the United States. During this period, people rallied for social, legal, political and cultural changes to prohibit discrimination and end segregation
a)Universal Adult Franchise:
=>According to the universal Adult Franchise, all citizens who are 18 years and above have the right to vote. Everyone irrespective of their caste, religion, colour, educational background, race and financial conditions are free to vote. In a democracy, a universal adult franchise is the most important element.
b) Democracy:
=>a system in which the government of a country is elected by the people.
c)Dignity:
=>Dignity is the right of a person to be valued and respected for their own sake, and to be treated ethically.
d)Civil Rights Movement:
=>The civil rights movement in the United States was a decades-long campaign by African Americans and their like-minded allies to end institutionalized racial discrimination, disenfranchisement and racial segregation in the United States.
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