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WorksheetsDeclaration of Independence and Bill of Rights Vocab
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Abridging means...
taking something out
building a bridge
prevent or curtail
unfortunate
Acquiescence means...
quiet science
angry defiance
reluctant acceptance
future generations
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
If you give your assent, that means you are in (a) .
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
Enumeration is another word for...
listing in numerical order
listing in no particular order
evaporation
consternation
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
Infringed means...
removed
inscribed
violated
stated in writing
Redress means...
getting dressed again
limiting
formally requesting
correcting
What is a petition?
Something stated in writing
A formal request
a correction; righting of wrongs
putting something into action
An appeal to logic uses... (choose two)
evidence such as facts
charged language
special expertise on a subject
consequences and outcomes
Tyranny is...
special power
oppressive power
approval
requirements or forces
"Rectitude" is based on which Latin root meaning "straight" or "right?"
Hect
Some
Rect
Tron
Unalienable means...
requires or forces
not a legal citizen
impossible to take away
not an alien
The Declaration of Independence MOST CLEARLY uses...
Appeals to logic/reason
Appeals to authority
Appeals to emotion
Appeals to the principal
