Laws of the land
Chapter 1
1. Many people from Great Britain and other countries in Europe began to settle in Britain's North
American colonies in the seventeenth century.
2.The settlers hoped to have a brighter future: to own a farm, to start a small business, to live among
equals.
3.They divided power among three branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial.
4.The Constitution gives each branch ways to limit the power of the other two branches.
5.In 1791, the Bill of Rights, in the form of 10 amendments, or changes, to the Constitution, was
passed.
Chapter 2
1. Since the First Amendment was written, the term freedom of speech has gained a broader
interpretation.
2. However there are limits on this freedom of expression.
3.The first Amendment to the Constitution supports the idea that religious beliefs are a personal choice.
4.The Second Amendment may be the most controversial amendment in the Bill of Rights.
5.The men who wrote the Constitution wanted to be sure that Americans would always be able to
protect themselves in this way, so they included the Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights.
A Diverse Nation
Chapter 3
1.The first Europeans believed they had landed in India, so they called the native people Indians.
2.The settlers built homes and towns, bought and sold land, and wanted to own land.
3.The government broke its promises to the Indians and began a policy of removal, that is, pushing
more and more native people farther west or onto reservations.
4. The work of slaves was essential to the agricultural economy of the southern United States,
especially for growing cotton.
5.From 1820 to 1875, about 7 millions newcomers entered the United States, but the greatest numbers
came between 1875 and 1920.
Chapter 4
1.In the decade between 2000 and 2010, the U.S. population grew by more than 27 million.
2.School districts in big cities report that they serve immigrant children from all over the world
speaking more than a hundred different languages.
3.Two important minority groups have shown significant and continuous growth in recent
years:Latinos and Asian Americans.
4.Most unauthorized immigrants enter the United States through the desert across the U.S.-Mexico border.
5.It is estimated that 5.2 percent of the American workforce is undocumented.
The Struggle for Equality
Chapter 5
1.The most famous lines in the Declaration of Independence was written in 1776 , by Thomas Jefferson,
the third president of the United States.
2.Almost 100 years after the Declaration of Independence, the United States fought a civil war that
involved the issue of equality.
3.After the Civil War ended in 1865 with victory for the North, Congress passed the Thirteenth
Amendment to the Constitution, freeing all slaves.
4.Jim Crow laws created a system of disenfranchisement, segregation, and discrimination, primarily in
the South.
5.During the 1950s and 1960s, African Americans continued their struggle for equality.
Chapter 6
1.Equal access and opportunity are not enough. Resources, such as jobs and education, should be
distributed to ensure all Americans achieve the same level of success.
2.Equality is not only equal opportunities and resources for minorities but also equal results.
3.Anti-discrimination laws apply to protected class who have specific characteristics such as race,
religion, national origin, gender, age, and disability, in employment,housing, education, health care, and
politics.
4.African Americans have shown a steady increase in high school graduation rates and college
attendance.
5.According to the 2010 census, the poverty rate for minorities remains considerably higher than for
white.
6.While the struggle for equality continues, Americans are closer to being equal now than in the past.
Chapter 1
1. Many people from Great Britain and other countries in Europe began to settle in Britain's North
American colonies in the seventeenth century.
2.The settlers hoped to have a brighter future: to own a farm, to start a small business, to live among
equals.
3.They divided power among three branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial.
4.The Constitution gives each branch ways to limit the power of the other two branches.
5.In 1791, the Bill of Rights, in the form of 10 amendments, or changes, to the Constitution, was
passed.
Chapter 2
1. Since the First Amendment was written, the term freedom of speech has gained a broader
interpretation.
2. However there are limits on this freedom of expression.
3.The first Amendment to the Constitution supports the idea that religious beliefs are a personal choice.
4.The Second Amendment may be the most controversial amendment in the Bill of Rights.
5.The men who wrote the Constitution wanted to be sure that Americans would always be able to
protect themselves in this way, so they included the Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights.
A Diverse Nation
Chapter 3
1.The first Europeans believed they had landed in India, so they called the native people Indians.
2.The settlers built homes and towns, bought and sold land, and wanted to own land.
3.The government broke its promises to the Indians and began a policy of removal, that is, pushing
more and more native people farther west or onto reservations.
4. The work of slaves was essential to the agricultural economy of the southern United States,
especially for growing cotton.
5.From 1820 to 1875, about 7 millions newcomers entered the United States, but the greatest numbers
came between 1875 and 1920.
Chapter 4
1.In the decade between 2000 and 2010, the U.S. population grew by more than 27 million.
2.School districts in big cities report that they serve immigrant children from all over the world
speaking more than a hundred different languages.
3.Two important minority groups have shown significant and continuous growth in recent
years:Latinos and Asian Americans.
4.Most unauthorized immigrants enter the United States through the desert across the U.S.-Mexico border.
5.It is estimated that 5.2 percent of the American workforce is undocumented.
The Struggle for Equality
Chapter 5
1.The most famous lines in the Declaration of Independence was written in 1776 , by Thomas Jefferson,
the third president of the United States.
2.Almost 100 years after the Declaration of Independence, the United States fought a civil war that
involved the issue of equality.
3.After the Civil War ended in 1865 with victory for the North, Congress passed the Thirteenth
Amendment to the Constitution, freeing all slaves.
4.Jim Crow laws created a system of disenfranchisement, segregation, and discrimination, primarily in
the South.
5.During the 1950s and 1960s, African Americans continued their struggle for equality.
Chapter 6
1.Equal access and opportunity are not enough. Resources, such as jobs and education, should be
distributed to ensure all Americans achieve the same level of success.
2.Equality is not only equal opportunities and resources for minorities but also equal results.
3.Anti-discrimination laws apply to protected class who have specific characteristics such as race,
religion, national origin, gender, age, and disability, in employment,housing, education, health care, and
politics.
4.African Americans have shown a steady increase in high school graduation rates and college
attendance.
5.According to the 2010 census, the poverty rate for minorities remains considerably higher than for
white.
6.While the struggle for equality continues, Americans are closer to being equal now than in the past.