Vocabulary Quiz

What does the term "inalienable" mean?

• Able to be taken away

• Unable to be taken away

• Easily transferred

• Temporary

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

What is the definition of "tyranny"?

• Fair and just rule

• Cruel and oppressive government or rule

• Democratic leadership

• Peaceful governance

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does "usurp" mean?

• To give up power willingly

• To take a position of power illegally or by force

• To share authority

• To support a leader

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is a "grievance"?

• A compliment

• A real or imagined wrong or cause for complaint

• A celebration

• A reward

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Who is an "abolitionist"?

• Someone who supports slavery

• A person who favors the abolition of a practice

• A person who enforces laws

• Someone who avoids change

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does it mean to be "obliged"?

• To be free from responsibility

• To be legally or morally bound to an action

• To ignore duties

• To refuse to act

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does "infirm" mean?

• Physically or mentally strong

• Not physically or mentally strong

• Energetic and healthy

• Immune to illness

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What is "suffrage"?

• The right to own property

• The right to vote in political elections

• The right to free speech

• The right to education

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What does "conscience" refer to?

• A physical sensation

• An inner feeling of rightness or wrongness

• A public opinion

• A legal obligation

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is "integrity"?

• Dishonesty

• The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles

• Flexibility in morals

• Indifference to ethics

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C