Benchmark Unit 3 Week 2 Vocabulary

What does the term "grievances" mean?

• Complaints

• Celebrations

• Agreements

• Solutions

What does it mean to be "disenfranchised"?

• To be given extra rights to someone

• To be denied your voting rights

• To be elected to a position at school

• To be part of a movement

What is a "movement"?

• A single event that happened in the past

• A series of activities organized to achieve a goal

• A type of dance that is only done with a friend

• A quiet gathering between people you don't know.

What does "suppressed" mean?

• Encouraged to grow in the things you like

• Stopped or kept from happening

• Made louder using a microphone

• Shared with everyone all the money you have

What does "ratified" mean?

• To reject a law

• To pass a law

• To discuss a law

• To ignore a law

What is "suffrage"?

• The right to vote

• The right to speak

• The right to travel

• The right to work

What does "majority" mean?

• Less than half

• Exactly half

• More than half

• None of the above

What does "prevented" mean?

• To allow something to happen

• To stop something from happening

• To encourage an action

• To forget about something

What does "elected" mean?

• To choose someone for a position by voting

• To remove someone from a position

• To ignore someone's application

• To appoint someone without voting

What is a "convention"?

• A solo activity done only once a year after you stop working

• A meeting of people who share a common interest or work

• A type of food that can only be eaten with people you love

• A new invention that evolves by adding electricity