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European History Overview
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European History Overview

The U.S. Constitution is known as ........... the supreme law of the land. The Jim Crow Laws......... enforced racial segregation in the South before the Civil Rights Movement.. An amendment is a change or an addition to the U.S. Constitution.. The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments are collectively known as the........ Civil Rights or Reconstruction Amendments.. The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution........ officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery to this day.. The 14th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution... declared that all persons born or naturalized in the United States are American citizens including African Americans.. The 15th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution... prohibits each government in the United States from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude.. The meaning of the vocabulary word Civics ......... relates to the study of government and the rights and responsibilities of citizens. The meaning of the vocabulary word Restricted refers to something Permitted to be used only by a particular person or group. The meaning of the word Entitled refers to someone who is ..... Given the right to something. The definition of the word Policy as it was used in the story...... refers to a plan that outlines expectations and procedures for a given situation. The definition of the word Battery as it was used in the story...... refers to the use of physical force on someone.. African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating. Edwina and Marshall Johnson have trouble with the Montgomery bus laws because ........ They were not familiar with the city's segregation laws.. Reluctantly black riders gave up their seats and moved to the back of the bus ........... this means that they were not happy about moving but they had to do it anyway.. None of the white women standing would sit in the empty seat next to Claudette because ......... It was against the law for blacks to sit in the same row as a white person.. Claudette Colvin hurts her case by ........ Struggling and arguing with the police officers trying to defend herself.. She decided to plead guilty and pay the fine.. What is the meaning of the phrase "The Prosecutors threw the book at Claudette"? It means that they didn't care about respecting her rights and treating her fairly.. Two months later, on December 1, 1955, another black woman boarded a city bus and found an empty seat just behind the white section. She was Rosa Parks. The story ends like this to let the reader know that........ The Black community had found the right person to defend in court and start fighting for equal civil rights.

Grade:Grade 5_AI
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Creating a New Government
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Creating a New Government

The Senate voting on a new bill is an activity related to which branch of government: legislative. Which of the following best completes the diagram: It was unable to pay for expenses.. In the United States, a citizen has the right to speak out against the government. The citizen can write letters to the editor of a newspaper. He or she can demonstrate and carry signs. The citizen can even call the White House and leave a message that he or she is not happy with something the government is doing. The First Amendment protects this right.This right is called: freedom of speech.. Which of the following best explains the significance of the phrase "We the People" at the beginning of the U.S. Constitution: The powers of the government listed in the Constitution come from the people.. How did Shays' Rebellion lead to the Constitutional Convention of 1787: People realized the Articles of Confederation were too weak.. Why were the Articles of Confederation replaced by the U.S. Constitution? : The government was too weak to rule effectively.. The House of Representatives can vote to impeach a president. This is a power that the legislative branch can use to limit the power of which branch of government: executive. Even though the Articles of Confederation were written in 1777, they did not go into effect until 1781. What was the reason that it took several years for the Articles to go into effect?A: They did not go into effect until they had been approved by all of the states. An important part of the separation of powers is the power to tax. Which branch has the power to collect taxes: legislative. Which of the following best describes the people who took part in Shays' Rebellion of 1786–1787: farmers who were angry about taxes. • served as the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War• owned a plantation in Virginia called Mount Vernon• was chosen to lead the Constitutional ConventionWhich delegate to the Constitutional Convention is described in the box: George Washington. Which of the following belongs in the box with the question mark: Powerful president in charge of the executive branch. Why did the representatives at the Constitutional Convention divide the powers of the national government among three different branches: They did not want any one branch of government to become too powerful.. What was one way that the Constitution addressed the issue of how slaves would be counted in a state's population: Every five slaves would be counted as three people.. Which of the following statements is true of the Articles of Confederation: It formed the first central government in the United States.

Grade:Grade 5_AI - Grade 7_AI
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