Three Cheers for the Nanny State
Ban the Ban!/Soda's a Problem
Vocabulary
Conventions
100

What item did New York City attempt to ban?

Soda

100

Who was the mayor that implemented laws banning smoking in bars, parks, and restaurants? 

Michael Bloomberg

100

purposes or goals for one's actions 

intentions 

100

It is an incomplete idea but contains both a subject and a verb. 

Subordinate Clause / Dependent Clause 

200

What do opponents of the ban discussed in the essay fear?

More regulations 

200

According to the author of "Ban the Ban!", what is "life all about"? 

freedom to make your choices 

200

Force a law, idea, or belief on someone by using authority. 

impose 

200

It may be a complete idea or not, but it has a subject and a verb 

clause 

300

According to this text, what will most people gain from the soda ban? 

better health 

300

What does the author of "Soda's a Problem, but..." think of the argument that people are "helpless in the face of sugar"? 

That it is something to worry about / That people need to be better informed. 

300

Moral rule or set of ideas about right or wrong that influences individuals to behave in a certain way. 

principle 

300

It's a type of sentence made from two independent clauses 

Compound sentence 

400

What psychological concept explains the reason the mind does not always make the best decisions?

cognitive bias

400

According to “Soda’s a Problem but…,” which is a main reason the ban on large sodas failed to be approved?

It had too many contradictions

400

Carried out, put into effect. 

implemented 

400

It's a type of sentence made from two independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause. 

Compound-complex sentence. 

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