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Topic: The Effectiveness of Protesting
(Topic for debate week)
Part1: Reading
Vocabulary:
emancipation: (n.) be set free from legal or social limitations and gain independence
suffrage: (n.) the right to vote
segregation: (n.) separation; (in this case) the time in America’s history when black and white communities were separated by law
incite: (v.) cause to happen
unprecedented: (adj.) never seen before
midterms: (n.) also called “midterm elections”, are elections for house representatives that happen during the midpoint of a president’s term in America
regime: (n.) a strict or authoritarian government
No Kings protests: (n.) a series of protests opposing the actions and policies of the second Trump administration
Part2: Video
Vocabulary:
resistance tactics: (n.) strategies used to fight against something (in this case, the government)
fashy: (adj.) (informal) with characteristics of fascism
threshold: (n.) a limit at which something starts to change
disrupt: (v.) interrupt or break the normal flow of things
creep (up): (v.) slowly and gradually increase something so that the change isn’t noticed
Hands Off protests: (n.) a call for governments and foreign powers to stop interfering with people's bodies, rights, or countries. They focus on the core demand for independence and freedom from outside control
get (one’s) foot in the door: (idiom) get started in something that will lead to bigger opportunities later
autocrat: (n.) a ruler with complete power
