Glossary

  • Tenth Amendment

    rights reserved to the States and the People; “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

  • Tenure

    the holding of an office or position.

  • Tenure

    the holding of an office or particular position

  • Term

    The time during which the Supreme Court is hearing cases. By statute, the modern term begins on the first Monday in October and usually lasts until June or July.

  • Test cases

    legal actions brought with the intention of challenging or receiving clarification on a present law

  • Textile

    a type of cloth or woven fabric

  • Thirteenth Amendment

    ratified in 1865, abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime, throughout the United States

  • Title IX

    a 1972 federal law that prohibits sex based discrimination in any educational program or activity receiving federal financial assistance

  • Title VII

    prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It applies to employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, and training programs.

  • Transatlantic

    crossing the Atlantic Ocean