ExpositoryTextPAIREDREADHavingYourSayBYJANEKELLEYBillOFRightsightsTHESTRATEGIES&SKILLSAPhotographyCredit:JPLaffont/Sygma/CORBIS**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:RereadSkill:ProblemandSolutionVocabularyStrategyDefinitionsandRestatementsVocabularycommittee,convention,debated,proposal,representatives,resolved,situation,unionContentStandardsSocialStudiesCivicsandGovernmentWordCount:2,599**Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118720-1MHID:0-02-118720-7PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADIntroduction..................................2Chapter1WhoSpeaksforthePeople?......................3Chapter2ProtectingIndividualRights.....................8Chapter3TheBillofRights..............................11Conclusion...................................17RespondtoReading...........................18HavingYourSay....................19Glossary.....................................22Index........................................23FocusonSocialStudies........................24EssentialQuestionWhatdogoodproblemsolversdo?BillOFFRightsightsTHEBYJANEKELLEYPhotodisc/GettyImagesNewYorkImaginethatyoulivedover230yearsago,incolonialtimes.Youareinpre-revolutionAmericaandneedtoobeyBritishlawsandaBritishking.Manyofthelawsseemunfairandyourfamilymustpaytaxesthatseemtoohigh.Ifyouprotestorrefusetopaythetaxes,youcouldendupinjail!ThecolonistswererelievedtobefreeofBritishruleaftertheRevolution.However,thesewerestillturbulenttimes.Thecountryhadbigdebtsinthewakeofthewar.Politically,itwasweakanddivided.Thef...
