Question

Which statement best describes the central idea of this passage? *
A The U.S. Constitution is a very important document to read.
B Many sections of the Constitution are open to debate from either party.
C Cathy Travis wrote a book to make the Constitution easier to understand.
D Being a congressional aide is a job that requires hard work and dedication.

Answer 1

Read the passage and answer the questions below.
Ri-1; RH-1; RST-1

A Constitution for Kids


Sometimes reading the U.S. Constitution can be confusing. Most people can’t tell their habeas corpus1 from their ex post facto. 2

In 2003, Cathy Travis took the confusion out of the Constitution. Travis, who works as a congressional aide in Washington, D.C., wrote a book, Constitution Translated for Kids, that makes reading the Constitution as simple as saying "We the People."

The 85-page book has the original text of the Constitution on one page and Travis’s translation3 on the facing page.

For example, article 1, section 9, clause 3, of the Constitution reads: "No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed."

Travis’s translation: "Criminal laws passed by Congress can be applied only from the time they are passed." Travis said she got the idea to write the book when Ross Perot ran for president in 1992 against George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

She became angry every time Perot made statements about the Constitution that she considered inaccurate.

Travis said she took great care to make sure that her translation of the document was fair and accurate.

Many aspects of the Constitution are open to debate. "The Constitution belongs to everyone. If you make it sound like the beliefs of one party or the other, you are doing a great disservice to everybody," Travis told the Austin-American Statesman.

1 habeas corpus: a legal order to find out if a person has been wrongly sent to prison 2 ex post facto: after the fact; retroactive 3 translation: expressing text in a different language (in this case more easily understandable English)

Answer 2

Why is the U.S. Constitution important? How do you know? Give a specific example from the article that supports your answer.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

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Answer 7

holy guacamole, ok let me read it

Answer 8

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Answer 9

The constitution is important for a great number of reasons
primarily because it was the document that founded our government, it was the basis of what would form the United States! The Constitution is important because it protects individual freedom, and its fundamental principles govern the United States. The Constitution places the government’s power in the hands of the citizens. It limits the power of the government and establishes a system of checks and balances. It is also the freedoms that are granted to each American. Many aspects of the Constitution are open to debate. “The Constitution belongs to everyone. This example is means freedom in which it describes he Constitution, so I believe the U. S constitution is important!

Answer 10

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Answer 11

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Answer 12

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