"Just Mercy" Ch. 7 Vocabulary

Which of the following would best be described as affluent?

• A life jacket

• A waterfall

• A translator

• A wealthy business-owner

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following would most likely be considered an example of one's credentials?

• A personal diary

• A graduation diploma

• A grocery list

• an objective news article

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

precedent means:

• something (sometimes a legal decision) that sets a standard for future events.

• a social group that holds extreme views

• a huge organization

• a lawyer

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

inadvertently means:

• suspiciously

• unknowingly

• intelligently

• unconvincingly

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

___________ occurs when separate people or things are brought together.

• Segregation

• Inadvertently

• Adorn

• Integration

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

If you stubbornly refuse to change your mind about something, you are _______ about it.

• jurisdiction

• adamant

• solemn

• excited

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

________ means having a legal right over something. A court can have ________ over a legal question, a government can have ________ over another country or territory.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How you view or perceive something is otherwise known as your ___________.

• perspective

• idea

• precedent

• jurisdiction

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

"This book is about how quickly we condemn people in this country. It is about the dramatic increase in the # of people incarcerated in America..." (pg. 19 Stevenson).

What does condemn mean?

• to understand others

• denounce or openly criticize

• without knowledge or intent

• take something back

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

When Ms. Peterson & Ms. Dominguez say "cite your sources," what do they mean?

• Express strong disapproval of

• To be unbiased

• Reference a quote as evidence

• To express compassion

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9