Laws
Which option best states a theme of the Declaration of Independence?
The colonies’ claim for independence is legitimate.
If your friend told you that “starfish” is a misnomer, what question would you most likely ask your friend?
Why is the creature’s name incorrect?
Jasmine is writing a letter to the editor in support of her town’s plans to build a new public theater in the park.
Which statement would make the most effective call to action in Jasmine’s letter?
If you would like to see the arts thrive, please make a donation to the public theater fund.
The constitutional principle of separation of powers states _[blank]_.
that government divides power among three branches to limit the power of any individual branch.
Which suffix would you add to the noun critic to create a related adjective?
-al
Read the excerpt from a letter to the editor.
The issue of the water quality in Echo Lake is of grave concern to our community. Test results show dangerous levels of algae, which is caused by pollution from common household chemicals. However, the families living on Echo Lake’s shoreline are not the ones to blame.
Which sentence could be added to the end of this letter to maintain a consistent tone?
We must all assume responsibility for returning Echo Lake to its former pristine state.
Which option most accurately explains the constitutional principle of rule of law?
Each citizen is empowered by individual freedoms and rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.
In which sentence is the word usurp used correctly?
After the mayor ordered a tax increase, the council members accused him of trying to usurp their powers.
Read the passage.
The dog rounded the corner of the house, he was running so fast he knocked me over. Toward his food bowl.
What errors are there in this passage?
a sentence fragment, a comma splice
Which option best explains how Thomas Jefferson develops the theme that the people have the right to be ruled by a government that protects their interests?
He uses logic to argue that God gave all men rights, and men made governments to protect their rights, so men could replace governments that do not protect their rights.
Which is the most accurate definition of syntax as a rhetorical feature?
strategically arranging words and phrases within a sentence to emphasize a point
Your informational essay includes evidence about how much global warming has increased during the 20th century.
Which graphic aid or multimedia feature would most effectively clarify this trend of rising temperatures for readers?
line graph
Read the excerpt from President Thomas Jefferson’s “Letter to John C. Breckinridge.”
This treaty must of course be laid before both Houses, because both have important functions to exercise respecting it. They, I presume, will see their duty to their country in ratifying & paying for it, so as to secure a good which would otherwise probably be never again in their power. But I suppose they must then appeal to the nation for an additional article to the Constitution, approving & confirming an act which the nation had not previously authorized. The constitution has made no provision for our holding foreign territory, still less for incorporating foreign nations into our Union. The Executive in seizing the fugitive occurrence which so much advances the good of their country, have done an act beyond the Constitution. The Legislature in casting behind them metaphysical subtleties, and risking themselves like faithful servants, must ratify & pay for it, and throw themselves on their country for doing for them unauthorized what we know they would have done for themselves had they been in a situation to do it. It is the case of a guardian, investing the money of his ward in purchasing an important adjacent territory; & saying to him when of age, I did this for your good; I pretend to no right to bind you: you may disavow me, and I must get out of the scrape as I can: I thought it my duty to risk myself for you. But we shall not be disavowed by the nation, and their act of indemnity will confirm & not weaken the Constitution, by more strongly marking out its lines.
In the excerpt, President Jefferson is telling Attorney General Breckinridge that the legislative branch of the government should look over the treaty of the Louisiana Purchase.
How effectively does Jefferson apply the constitutional principle of checks and balances to help convey his perspective?
Jefferson applies the principle of checks and balances effectively because he recognizes that any factors affecting the fair distribution of the newly acquired land need to be passed through all branches of government.
Read the sentence.
When my aunt taught me to crochet, she told me it requires three things, yarn, a crochet hook, and endless patience.
What is the best way to revise the sentence?
When my aunt taught me to crochet, she told me it requires three things: yarn, a crochet hook, and endless patience.
Read the dictionary entries.
continual adj. occurring at intervals; recurring regularly or frequently
continuous adj. occurring without interruption in time or sequence
Which sentence demonstrates the best use of a form of continuous?
The warning siren blew continuously for three long minutes.