Glossary

Emancipate

To free enslaved people.

Equal Protection

the idea that a government must treat an individual in the same manner as others in similar conditions and circumstances

Equal Protection

The idea that a government must treat an individual in the same manner as others in similar conditions and circumstances.

Equal Protection Clause

The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides that no state may deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Eugenics

the scientifically inaccurate theory that humans can be improved through selective breeding of populations

Eulogy

A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died.

Exclusionary Rule

states that evidence obtained unconstitutionally through unreasonable search and seizure cannot be used at trial

Executive privilege

the authority of the President to withhold documents or information in his possession or in the possession of the Executive Branch from the Legislative or Judicial Branch of the government, described in Article II of the Constitution.

explicit power

powers granted to a branch of government that are written in the Constitution

Fair Labor Standards Act

a 1938 New Deal law that established minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards