Class Date Short Answer 1. From where does a government derive its power? ITION 2. What should a people do if their government does not honor their rights? 3. What two truths do the authors of the Declaration consider "to be self evident"? 4. What does England want the colonists to do in exchange for passing laws to accommodate them? 5. What has the government of England done to prevent population of the colonies? OCABULARY IN CONTEXT Sentence Completion Fill in each blank below with the most appropriate word from the following Words for Everyday Use from the Declaration of Independence. You may need to change the tense of the word. unalienable usurpation assent sufferance naturalization abdicate convulsion 1. On the day Samira took her oath of citizenship, her friends threw a party to celebrate her 2. Julie was too overwhelmed to speak when Jeff proposed marriage, so she quickly nodded her 3. The Navy Seals' of harsh conditions is legendary. 4. The mare's body gave one last and the foal was born. 5. Her fellow students complained that Mariposa would not listen to their ideas and asked her to her position as student government president. UNIT 3 RESOURCE 51 EMC THE AMERICAN TRADITION