What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and who was the main author of it
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The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to declare
that the American colonies were free from British rule and that
they were their own country.
The main writer of the Declaration of Independence was Thomas
Jefferson, but there were many others who helped write it.
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What is the main goal of the constitution as stated in the preamble
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To protect the people's rights.
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How does justice black support the dissenting opinion
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by referring to the Waugh v Mississippi university case about protests in fraternities
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What is the central argument presented in the Declaration of Independence
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The current government does not provide equal liberties, so a
new government must be created.
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Why do justices use precedents in majority opinions and dissents
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To show that other cases with similar circumstances came to a
similar decision
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Which section of the Declaration of Independence discusses the king's actions
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Grievances
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What is written in the Preamble to the Constitution
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An explanation that the Constitution's purpose is to prevent abuse in government(apex)
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Which of these is a plan that offered the Constitutional Convention a proposal for representation
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The New Jersey Plan
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By including their British brethren in the list of grievances the authors were using which rhetorical appeal
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Pathos
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Which of these rhetorical devices was the author of the declaration using when he repeated He followed by a verb over and over again
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Parallelism.
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If a reader wants to evaluate a text which is the best question to ask while reading it
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what are the goals of the text, and what elements help achieve those goals? -apex
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The inclusion of four propositions followed by a fifth that comes to a conclusion in the preamble exemplifies
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Deductive reasoning- apex
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The main purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to
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How is parallelism used here to strengthen the argument
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ya
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According to Lucas use of the word necessary in the first paragraph of the Declaration of Independence makes a revolution seem
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inevitable
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How does the author appeal to ethos here
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for the passage that begins with "a decent respect" the answer is by showing the audience respect in the form of an explanation. :)
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What is jeffersons use of four premises followed by a conclusion in the preamble is an example of
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deductive reasonin
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Which of these rhetorical devices was the author of the declaration using when he included words like cruelty and barbarous
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diction. -apex
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to maintain their credibility, the creators of declaration had to
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Provide evidence of how they had been mistreated
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What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence and who was the main author of it
The purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to declare
that the American colonies were free from British rule and that
they were their own country.
The main writer of the Declaration of Independence was Thomas
Jefferson, but there were many others who helped write it.
What is the main goal of the constitution as stated in the preamble
To protect the people's rights.
How does justice black support the dissenting opinion
by referring to the Waugh v Mississippi university case about protests in fraternities
What is the central argument presented in the Declaration of Independence
The current government does not provide equal liberties, so a
new government must be created.
Why do justices use precedents in majority opinions and dissents
To show that other cases with similar circumstances came to a
similar decision
Which section of the Declaration of Independence discusses the king's actions
Grievances
What is written in the Preamble to the Constitution
An explanation that the Constitution's purpose is to prevent abuse in government(apex)
Which of these is a plan that offered the Constitutional Convention a proposal for representation
The New Jersey Plan
By including their British brethren in the list of grievances the authors were using which rhetorical appeal
Pathos
-Apex
Which of these rhetorical devices was the author of the declaration using when he repeated He followed by a verb over and over again
Parallelism.
If a reader wants to evaluate a text which is the best question to ask while reading it
what are the goals of the text, and what elements help achieve those goals? -apex
The inclusion of four propositions followed by a fifth that comes to a conclusion in the preamble exemplifies
Deductive reasoning- apex
The main purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to
2
How is parallelism used here to strengthen the argument
ya
According to Lucas use of the word necessary in the first paragraph of the Declaration of Independence makes a revolution seem
inevitable
How does the author appeal to ethos here
for the passage that begins with "a decent respect" the answer is by showing the audience respect in the form of an explanation. :)
What is jeffersons use of four premises followed by a conclusion in the preamble is an example of
deductive reasonin
Which of these rhetorical devices was the author of the declaration using when he included words like cruelty and barbarous
diction. -apex
to maintain their credibility, the creators of declaration had to