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WorksheetsBlackwood English II - Vocabulary 1 Activity
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the definition of Orthodoxy based on the sentence below?
"After all, no one can seriously equate a prohibition on flag burning with the imposition of government orthodoxy in political speech?"
Traditionally accepted codes and customs
Based on religious faith
A higher way of living life
A return to order and organization
What is the definition of the word Sanctity based on the sentence below?
"What most distinguishes our civilization from both its predecessors and its contemporary competitors is a belief in the sanctity of the human conscience."
Living in a place of peace and meditation
Sacredness or ultimate importance
Competition between two ideals
Overcoming major obstacles
What is the definition of the word Dogma based on the sentence below?
"Official dogma is not better (perhaps no worse) than the beliefs of private citizens."
Branch of the government that deals with the 1st Amendment.
A type of animal.
Principles or beliefs that an authority insists are true.
The city outside of Tibet.
What is the definition of the word Dissenter based on the sentence below?
"The dissenter in the flag-burning case and their supporters might at this juncture note an irony in the argument."
Someone who does not like to argue with others.
An explanation of the Supreme Court in the flag-burning case.
To go down.
One who disagrees or refuses to accept.
Define the term Dilapidated based on the sentence below.
"Not only are dilapidated buildings ugly, but they can also hurt the value of surround property."
In a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect.
A hangout for the homeless.
An area in Detroit, Michigan
When property owners are forced to maintain their properties that are empty.
What are the rights bestowed on the First Amendment?
Congress shall make no law respecting...
an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
abridging the freedom of speech, or the press.
the right of the people peaceably to assemble.
to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
All of the above.
What is the definition of the word Implicit based on the sentence below?
"Texas' argument that the burning of an American flag is an act having a high likelihood to cause a breach of the peace, and its statute implicit assumption that physical mistreatment of the flag will lead to..."
Outside of oneself
Understood but not expressed
A breach of a contract between two people.
Statute by and for the people
What is the definition of the word Compulsion based on the sentence below?
"The problem is whether, under our Constitution, compulsion as here employed is a permissible means for its achievement."
to withdraw from a contract
to protest in defense of personal rights
forced obligation
establishment of a new law
What is the definition of the word Reaffirmation based on the sentence below?
"Our decision is a reaffirmation of the principles of freedom and inclusiveness that the flag best reflects..."
to continually start over a process
to change due to new norms within society
a belief system established by the government
the act of verifying or endorsing again
What is the definition of the word Resilience based on the sentence below?
"It is the nation's resilience, not its rigidity, that Texas sees reflected in the flag - and it's that resilience that we reassert today."
ability to return to a normal state after change or injury
to come before a judge with a strong defense argument
people who stand up for themselves in defense of their rights
a strong governmental system
