Unit 2: Genre Study 1 – Expository Text

This list covers "Who Created Democracy?" and "How Ideas Become Laws."
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  1. withstand
    stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
    The colonists withstood this assault on their freedom by demanding that the king repeal the Stamp Act.
  2. speculation
    continuous contemplation on a subject of a deep nature
    At first, there was great speculation about what Solon would do with the power that had been given to him.
  3. precede
    be earlier in time
    In the months that had preceded the crisis, Britain had closed Boston Harbor thinking it would teach the colonists a lesson.
  4. principal
    main or most important
    It was a war based on the principal idea that citizens should have a say in their government.
  5. restrict
    place limitations on
    The people had no control over what Peisistratus did, and he began to restrict their rights.
  6. promote
    contribute to the progress or growth of
    As some powerful state governments tried to promote their ideas and force their wills on the nation, many people realized that a compromise between state governments and a new federal government would be necessary.
  7. foundation
    the basis on which something is grounded
    The foundation of these systems was based on the belief that ordinary citizens should not be discouraged from aspiring to suggest laws.
  8. aspire
    have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
    The foundation of these systems was based on the belief that ordinary citizens should not be discouraged from aspiring to suggest laws.
  9. democracy
    a political system in which power lies in a body of citizens
  10. expository
    serving to expound or set forth
Created on Wed Nov 18 16:23:58 EST 2020 (updated Mon Nov 30 16:38:09 EST 2020)

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