Complete Sentences
Vultures eat the remains of dead animals.
Complete sentence
How many paragraphs should an expository essay contain?
4
In this form of government, a king or queen rules the country.
Monarchy
With which country is the US currently involved in a conflict?
Iran
Sandra preparing for a career in constitutional law.
Fragment
What two things should always be included in your introduction paragraph?
1) Hook
2) Thesis
This country has a president that is elected by the citizens. A new president is elected every 4 years. Citizens also elect representatives to serve in two different legislative bodies.
Representative Democracy
What did Iran do in response to the assassination of its top military leader by the US?
Launched attacks on US military bases in Iraq.
The laurel is an evergreen tree the ancient greeks used the leaves in crowns.
Run-on
What do you call the sentence at the end of your first paragraph that presents your main claim/opinion/controlling idea?
Thesis
True or False: A theocracy can co-exist with a monarchy.
True
The House of Representatives impeached President Trump on two charges. Name at least one of these charges.
Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress
You must be going somewhere nice, your outfit is so elegant.
Run-on
List 4 strategies that help writers to earn a score of 4 on their essay.
- real-life examples, historical examples, facts, statistics, quotes, metaphor/comparison, transition words, strong vocabulary, restating your thesis
A group of people from the same race have all the political power. The citizens of this race elect representatives to sit in a lawmaking body. What 2 forms of government does this country have?
Oligarchy and Representative Democracy
Name 3 democratic candidates running for president.
Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Tom Steyer, Andrew Yang
Because it had an emotional ending, Josie wept during the movie.
Complete Sentence
What are the 5 stages of the writing process?
1) Planning
2) Drafting
3) Revising
4) Editing
5) Publishing
Citizens vote several times a year to decide on laws. They can vote to propose their own laws or undo laws. All citizens may vote directly on these laws.
Direct democracy
Senate