How many is a billion? The answer may seem obvious, but the use of this word can lead to confusion. In the UK and Ireland the word traditionally meant the number 1,000,000,000,000 (a million millions), which is called a trillion in the United States. A billion in the United States is considerably. Read More âº.
civil rights definition. A broad range of privileges and rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution and subsequent amendments and laws that guarantee fundamental freedoms to all individuals.
A History of the Voting Rights Act. The Voting Rights Act is a historic civil rights law that is meant to ensure that the right to vote is not denied on account of race or color. This will be the first election in 50 years without full protection of the right to vote for minority voters. We need to pass the Voting Rights Amendment Act to protect the right to vote for all people in future elections.