3 Cheers Concept Vocabulary

Three Cheers for the

Nanny State

Concept Vocabulary

Impose: v. force

a law, idea, or

belief on

someone by

using authority

Rational: adj. Able to
make decisions based on
reason rather than
emotion; sensible

Justifiable: adj. Able to be defended
as correct; reasonable and logical.

Principle: n. moral rule or set
of ideas about right or wrong
that influences individuals to

behave in a certain way.

Status quo: n. existing state or condition at a particular time.

Multiple Choice

Find the definition for: STATUS QUO

• existing state or condition at a particular time.

• Able to be defended as correct; reasonable and logical.

• moral rule or set of ideas about right or wrong that influences individuals to behave in a certain way. 

• force a law, idea, or belief on someone by using authority

Multiple Choice

Find the definition for: JUSTIFIABLE

• existing state or condition at a particular time.

• Able to be defended as correct; reasonable and logical.

• moral rule or set of ideas about right or wrong that influences individuals to behave in a certain way. 

• force a law, idea, or belief on someone by using authority

Multiple Choice

Find the definition for: PRINCIPLE

• Able to make decisions based on reason rather than emotion; sensible

• Able to be defended as correct; reasonable and logical.

• moral rule or set of ideas about right or wrong that influences individuals to behave in a certain way. 

• force a law, idea, or belief on someone by using authority

Multiple Choice

Find the definition for: IMPOSE

• existing state or condition at a particular time.

• Able to make decisions based on reason rather than emotion; sensible

• moral rule or set of ideas about right or wrong that influences individuals to behave in a certain way. 

• force a law, idea, or belief on someone by using authority

Multiple Choice

Find the definition for: JUSTIFIABLE

• existing state or condition at a particular time.

• Able to be defended as correct; reasonable and logical.

• moral rule or set of ideas about right or wrong that influences individuals to behave in a certain way. 

• force a law, idea, or belief on someone by using authority

Multiple Choice

Choose the best synonym for the word: IMPOSE

• circumstances

• stable

• enforce

• proper

Multiple Choice

Choose the best synonym for the word: RATIONAL

• logical

• introduce

• place

• infringe

Multiple Choice

Choose the best synonym for the word: JUSTIFIABLE

• fundamental

• status

• establish

• acceptable

Multiple Choice

Choose the best synonym for the word: PRINCIPLE

• existing condition

• rule or truth

• balanced

• levy

Multiple Choice

Choose the best synonym for the word: STATUS QUO

• institute

• current status

• doctrine

• acceptable