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11.28 Seminal U.S. Documents Worksheet

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ELA.11.28 — Seminal U.S. Documents: Grade 11 ELA practice focused on Seminal U.S. Documents.

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American Literature

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English

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English Curriculum

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

One scholar worries that courts updating meaning can bypass Article V; another says broad principles must be applied to new circumstances.

Which analysis best captures the document-based reasoning without overstating it?

AArticle V is too easy to use.

BCourts should never read ambiguous text.

CThe Constitution contains no broad principles.

DFrequent judicial updating can bypass the formal amendment process and weaken legitimacy.

Solution & Explanation:The first scholar critiques informal amendment by interpretation. The correct answer is the only choice that follows from the source; the distractors either overstate the rule, shift to another doctrine, or contradict the passage.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

A school permits posters supporting a policy but removes posters criticizing the same policy because officials dislike the message.

Which analysis best captures the document-based reasoning without overstating it?

AThe rule is neutral because it mentions posters.

BOfficials may always silence messages they dislike.

CViewpoint discrimination is especially suspect under free-speech principles.

DCriticism loses protection when it is unpopular.

Solution & Explanation:The rule discriminates based on viewpoint. The correct answer is the only choice that follows from the source; the distractors either overstate the rule, shift to another doctrine, or contradict the passage.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

A passage explains that powers not delegated to the federal government and not prohibited to states remain with states or the people.

Which analysis best captures the document-based reasoning without overstating it?

AThe First Amendment gives Congress all reserved powers.

BThe Tenth Amendment reserves undelegated powers to the states or the people.

CReserved powers belong only to federal courts.

DThe Tenth Amendment abolishes state authority.

Solution & Explanation:This is the reserved-powers principle. The correct answer is the only choice that follows from the source; the distractors either overstate the rule, shift to another doctrine, or contradict the passage.

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