United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national civil rights movement (born in 1913)
2. jesse louis jackson
Answer: civil rights leader
United States civil rights leader who led a national anti-discrimination campaign and ran for presidential nomination (born in 1941)
3. james howard meredith
Answer: civil rights leader
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
4. bond
Answer: civil rights leader
United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940)
5. groupie
Answer: fan
an enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around)
6. amorist
Answer: fan
one dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who writes about love
7. aerophile
Answer: fan
a lover of aviation
8. aficionado
Answer: fan
a serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer
9. straight ticket
Answer: vote
a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party
10. veto
Answer: vote
a vote that blocks a decision
11. secret ballot
Answer: vote
a vote in which each person's choice is secret by the totaled votes are public
12. multiple voting
Answer: vote
voting in more than one place by the same person at the same election (illegal in U.S.)
13. mounties
Answer: police
the federal police force of Canada
14. gendarmerie
Answer: police
French police force; a group of gendarmes or gendarmes collectively
15. new scotland yard
Answer: police
the detective department of the metropolitan police force of London
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