PAIREDREADHavingYourSayExpositoryTextBYJANEKELLEYBillOFRightsightsTHESTRATEGIES&SKILLSAPhotographyCredit:JPLaffont/Sygma/CORBIS**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:RereadSkill:ProblemandSolutionVocabularyStrategyDefinitionsandRestatementsVocabularycommittees,convention,debated,proposal,representatives,resolve,situation,unionContentStandardsSocialStudiesCivicsandGovernmentWordCount:1,548**Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118552-8MHID:0-02-118552-2PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADIntroduction...............................2Chapter1WhoSpeaksforthePeople?.................3Chapter2ProtectingIndividualRights.................8Chapter3TheBillofRights.........................11Conclusion................................17RespondtoReading.......................18HavingYourSay.................19Glossary..................................22Index.....................................23FocusonSocialStudies...................24EssentialQuestionWhatdogoodproblemsolversdo?BillOFFRightsightsTHEBYJANEKELLEYPhotodisc/GettyImagesImaginethatyoulivedduringcolonialtimes.YouhadtofollowEnglishlawsandobeytheEnglishking.Youthoughtmanyofthelawswereunfairandthetaxesyouhadtopayweretoohigh.Ifyouprotestedorrefusedtopaytaxes,youcouldbeputinjail!ThecolonistswerehappytobefreeaftertheywontheAmericanRevolution.However,theyhadalotofdecisionstomake.Whowouldleadthecountryandmakethelaws?IntroductionMassachusettsRhodeIslandNewHampshireNewYorkPennsylvaniaVirginiaNorthCarolinaSouthCarolinaGeorgiaConnect...