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Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights Vocab

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Abridging means...

a)

taking something out

b)

building a bridge

c)

prevent or curtail

d)

unfortunate

2.

Acquiescence means...

a)

quiet science

b)

angry defiance

c)

reluctant acceptance

d)

future generations

3.

An argument is a...

a)

thing people get into at PVHS

b)

claim with supporting evidence

c)

claim without supporting evidence

d)

type of essay that has about 3-5 paragraphs

4.

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

5.

A claim is...

a)

an arguable statement

b)

an inarguable statement

c)

a way of saying you own land

d)

a legal term involving goats

6.

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

a)

it wasn't truly necessary

b)

it should have been done a century before

c)

forced to do it

d)

it needn't have been done

7.

Enumeration is another word for...

a)

listing in numerical order

b)

listing in no particular order

c)

evaporation

d)

consternation

8.

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)

a physical workout

b)

to prevent

c)

state of putting something into action

d)

being tired

9.

Infringed means...

a)

removed

b)

inscribed

c)

violated

d)

stated in writing

10.

Redress means...

a)

getting dressed again

b)

limiting

c)

formally requesting

d)

correcting

11.

What is a petition?

a)

Something stated in writing

b)

A formal request

c)

a correction; righting of wrongs

d)

putting something into action

12.

An appeal to logic uses... (choose two)

a)

evidence such as facts

b)

charged language

c)

special expertise on a subject

d)

consequences and outcomes

13.

Tyranny is...

a)

special power

b)

oppressive power

c)

approval

d)

requirements or forces

14.

"Rectitude" is based on which Latin root meaning "straight" or "right?"

a)

Hect

b)

Some

c)

Rect

d)

Tron

15.

Unalienable means...

a)

requires or forces

b)

not a legal citizen

c)

impossible to take away

d)

not an alien

16.

The Declaration of Independence MOST CLEARLY uses...

a)

Appeals to logic/reason

b)

Appeals to authority

c)

Appeals to emotion

d)

Appeals to the principal