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Ideals of the Constitution Answers

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Why does the speaker describe herself as "a skinny Black girl descended from slaves”?

A
to set up the subject of the poem, which is the importance of family
B
to contrast her family’s history with the experience of other poets
C
to remind the audience that the US has not always treated its citizens equally
D
to show that US history is more troubled than the history of other nations
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How does the speaker describe the United States in this part of the poem?

A
as a perfect union that is ideal
B
as a place that is weak from defeat
C
as a nation with impossible problems
D
as a country that is becoming fair for all
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Why does the speaker mention "the windswept northeast, where our forefathers first realized revolution”?

A
to reference the ideals that the nation was built upon
B
to describe the US as a nation that can face any storm
C
to describe the struggles that the country has recently faced
D
to reference the winds of change that can happen during an election
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What are the main themes of "The Hill We Climb”? Choose three correct answers.Nothing matters more than power.Nations develop and grow over time.Patriotism is the most important ideal.Everyone must be equal in a democracy.America is a land of many different people.A nation draws strength mainly from its past.

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Nothing matters more than power.
B
Nations develop and grow over time.
C
Patriotism is the most important ideal.
D
Everyone must be equal in a democracy.
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America is a land of many different people.
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A nation draws strength mainly from its past.
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What does Amanda Gorman mean by the idea of a hill, which is a metaphor that appears in the poem and the title?

A
The US has grown weak over time and is in danger of crumbling, like a hill standing on shaky ground.
B
The US is superior to most nations and stands tall over them, like a hill standing above the landscape.
C
The US is trying to become a country that lives up to its ideals, which is a difficult task, like climbing a hill.
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The US has worked to become a stronger nation and has recently reached that goal, like a climber reaching the peak of a hill.

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