S.316 Section A

contradiction

E.g. i love sth and i also hate it

to infringe

To limit sth (e.g. sb's rights)

amendment

An important addition to the US constitution

To recite sth

To say sth aloud in front of an audience

Arm

E.g. gun, tank, bomb etc

polarization

Splitting into two seperate groups

passion

powerful emotion, enthusiasm

ethnic cleansing

mass murder of a group of people

To wage war on sb

To attack e.g. group of people

To be subjected to sth

To be forced (to do sth)

Discriminatory

Treating a group of people differently from, and worse than, other groups

Bill of Rights

The first ten amendments to the US consitution

victory

defeating an enemy or opponent

to draft

To prepare a first version of a document

Enslaved

Being kept in a state of slavery

The Confederacy

The 11 southern states which seceded from the US in 1860

To regain

To get sth back

oppression

The systematic unfair or cruel treatment of people

To seek sth

To look for sth, to try to achieve sth