Why the US has birthright citizenship – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.In the years after the American Civil War, the US made three amendments to its national constitution that, among other things, established rights for African Americans
2.One of those amendments abolished slavery
3.One granted the right to vote to African American men
4.And one, among other things, gave African Americans the right of citizenship
5.But this one: the 14th Amendment, dealing with citizenship
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Schlüsselvokabular (CEFR B1)
hopefully
A2In a hopeful manner.
Example:
"and hopefully, the insight, to understand what is important"
basically
A2In a fundamental, essential or basic manner
Example:
"And that basically remains the legal consensus to this day."
inherited
A2To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations).
Example:
"inherited from English common law."
concludes
A2To end; to come to an end.
Example:
"The Supreme Court ultimately concludes"
understanding
B1To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.
Example:
"So it's with that understanding"
something
A2An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
Example:
"If that mission sounds like something"
emblematic
A2Serving as, or relating to a symbol, emblem or illustration of a type.
Example:
"And this is actually pretty emblematic"
including
A2To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.
Example:
"including immigrants and their children."
recognition
B2The act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized (matching a current observation with a memory of a prior observation of the same entity)
Example:
"It is the repeated recognition"
population
B2The people living within a political or geographical boundary.
Example:
"population of undocumented immigrants starts to go up."
Wort | CEFR | Definition |
---|---|---|
hopefully | A2 | In a hopeful manner. |
basically | A2 | In a fundamental, essential or basic manner |
inherited | A2 | To take possession of as a right (especially in Biblical translations). |
concludes | A2 | To end; to come to an end. |
understanding | B1 | To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of. |
something | A2 | An object whose nature is yet to be defined. |
emblematic | A2 | Serving as, or relating to a symbol, emblem or illustration of a type. |
including | A2 | To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member. |
recognition | B2 | The act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized (matching a current observation with a memory of a prior observation of the same entity) |
population | B2 | The people living within a political or geographical boundary. |
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