Glossary

Precedents

court decisions that are considered an authority and influence future decisions.

Presbyterian

a type of Christianity

Pro bono

professional work undertaken voluntarily and without payment

Prohibited

When something is banned, or not allowed.

Public Policy

laws that address social problems and issues such as public health, criminal justice, and education.

Pupil placement laws

Laws used in Southern states to avoid desegregation by assigning individual students to the schools deemed appropriate for them and requiring a long and complicated process to request transfer to a different school.

Pupil placement laws

laws used in Southern states to avoid desegregation by assigning individual students to the schools deemed appropriate for them and requiring a long and complicated process to request transfer to a different school.

Reconstruction

The period after the Civil War ended when the United States worked to integrate newly-freed African Americans as full citizens.

Reconstruction Amendments

The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution that addressed questions related to the legal and political status of African Americans. They were adopted between 1865-1870.

Reconstruction Amendments:

The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution that addressed questions related to the legal and political status of African Americans. They were adopted between 1865-1870.