Top Discrimination Flashcards

To deny or act out against a person based on prejudices against their gender, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or any other defining characteristic is discrimination. Before the changing of the Nineteenth Amendment, women were not allowed to vote in the United States. Can you name the Amendment that gave people freedom of religion?

While the US has all but eliminated all forms of legal discrimination, some countries still suffer. In Russia, gays are discriminated against and not protected under law, and in China, Egypt, and in Pakistan, those of the Christian religion are persecuted and discriminated against. Knowledge and education are powerful weapons against discrimination. Join the fight and learn more about discrimination by using our flashcards.
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