Rights and Responsibilities
This right allows you to express your thoughts and opinions freely.
What is the right to free speech?
This is the principle that ensures you get a fair trial and your rights are protected when accused of a crime.
What is due process?
This is the first step in the process of amending the U.S. Constitution.
What is proposing an amendment?
This type of conjunction is used to connect words, phrases, or clauses of equal importance in a sentence. Examples include "and," "but," and "or."
What are coordinating conjunctions?
This is the main idea or central point of a text that provides an overview of what the text is about.
What is a summary?
It is this duty of citizens to ensure they follow these rules to keep society safe and orderly.
What is obeying the laws?
This amendment protects against the government taking property without compensation, and protects against double jeopardy, self-incrimination, and the right to a fair trial.
What is the 5th Amendment?
This fraction of Congress must approve an amendment proposal for it to move forward.
What is two-thirds?
This coordinating conjunction is used to show contrast between two ideas.
What is "but"?
When summarizing a story, this type of detail includes the main events that drive the plot forward.
What are key details?
This right ensures that you can vote in elections to choose your leaders.
What is the right to vote?
This term describes the requirement that the government must follow fair procedures before taking away your life, liberty, or property.
What is due process?
After an amendment is proposed, this fraction of the states must ratify it for it to become part of the Constitution.
What is three-fourths?
These conjunctions work in pairs to link equal elements in a sentence. Examples include "either...or" and "neither...nor."
What are correlative conjunctions?
This technique involves condensing information to its essential elements while omitting less important details.
What is summarizing?
This responsibility involves paying money to support the government and services like schools and roads.
What is paying taxes?
If a person is arrested, due process ensures they have the right to this, which includes a chance to defend themselves in court.
What is a fair trial?
This amendment, ratified in 1964, abolished the poll tax as a requirement for voting in federal elections.
What is the 24th Amendment?
This correlative conjunction pair is used to present two alternatives or choices.
What is "either...or"?
To ensure a summary is accurate, you should check that it includes this type of information from the original text.
What are main ideas and key details?
This right allows you to practice any religion you choose or none at all, without interference from the government.
What is the right to freedom of religion?
This amendment protects against states depriving people of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. It also requires states to provide equal protection under the law.
What is the 14th amendment?
This amendment, ratified in 1920, granted women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This correlative conjunction pair is used to indicate that none of the options presented are applicable.
What is "neither...nor"?
This technique involves rewriting a passage in your own words while retaining the original meaning and key points.
What is paraphrasing?