Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights Vocab

Abridging means...

• taking something out

• building a bridge

• prevent or curtail

• unfortunate

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Acquiescence means...

• quiet science

• angry defiance

• reluctant acceptance

• future generations

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

An argument is a...

• thing people get into at PVHS

• claim with supporting evidence

• claim without supporting evidence

• type of essay that has about 3-5 paragraphs

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

If you give your assent, that means you are in (a)   .

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

A claim is...

• an arguable statement

• an inarguable statement

• a way of saying you own land

• a legal term involving goats

If the writers of Declaration of Independence felt constrained to write it, that means they felt...

• it wasn't truly necessary

• it should have been done a century before

• forced to do it

• it needn't have been done

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Enumeration is another word for...

• listing in numerical order

• listing in no particular order

• evaporation

• consternation

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Amendment I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof. In this sentence, the word "exercise" means...

• a physical workout

• to prevent

• state of putting something into action

• being tired

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

Infringed means...

• removed

• inscribed

• violated

• stated in writing

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Redress means...

• getting dressed again

• limiting

• formally requesting

• correcting

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4