Across
- 3. Any legal or extralegal measure or strategy whose purpose or practical effect is to reduce voting, or registering to vote, by members of a targeted racial group, political party, or religious community.
- 4. A law, issue, or question that appears on a statewide or local ballot for voters of that jurisdiction to decide.
- 6. A loan to the government to pay for issues like schools, highways, hospitals, housing, infrastructure that voters can approve or vote on in general elections.
- 8. New laws, constitutional amendments, or approvals of laws made by state legislatures.
- 9. A landmark piece of U.S. federal legislation passed in 1965 that prohibited racial discrimination in voting.
- 10. Power of the people in collective decision-making processes, self-organization and self-rule.
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- 1. The ability to create the change we want in this world and ensure our values are lived out in our communities.
- 2. Drawing the boundaries of voting districts, giving an unfair advantage and dilutes the voting power of people of color and those who speak a language other than English.
- 5. Deprived of some right, privilege, or immunity; especially, deprived of the right to vote
- 7. Relating to the duties or activities of people in relation to your town, city, community, or local area.