S e c o n d e d I t I o n 1 Reading for the Real World 1

the reading. Fill in each blank with the best word or phrase from the list. 
Use each word or phrase only once.
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1.
If a legislative body determines that the President should be forcibly removed 
due to wrongdoings, they vote to __________ him.
2.
The President has decided to __________ the new budget bill because it does 
not cut enough taxes. 
3.
When at the White House, the President does most of his work from the 
__________.
4.
The body of high ranking officials who advise the President is known as the 
__________. 
5.
The President has the power to grant a(n) __________ if he or she feels the 
prisoner should be set free from prison.
6.
In order to qualify to be President, a person must be a natural born 
__________ of the United States.
Fill in the blanks with the words from the list. Use each word only once.
Through 
1 
__________________ and hard work, a person can achieve their 
dreams, even if they are not rich. For the greatness of our nation is not our 
sophisticated 
2 
__________________, the health of our economy, or the power 
of our military technology. It is that we continue to 
3 
__________________ to 
this very day that all people have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of 
happiness no matter who they are. In other words, America is a 
4 
__________________ nation, where people are treated equally. This includes 
knowing that we are free to say what we think, and that we can open a business 
without having to pay a 
5 
__________________. That is why it must be our 
6 
__________________ as a nation to continue working toward keeping the door 
of opportunity open for everyone.
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merica was founded on the principle that 
all people have the same right to live in 
freedom and be happy. Its main law, 
the Constitution, states that every person must be 
treated equally. But for most of the country’s 
history, this hasn’t been the case.
After the United States earned independence 
from Britain, for example, it continued to allow slavery. After the Civil War, 
when slavery was outlawed and slaves were declared free, African-American 
people did not have the same rights as white people. In fact, until less than fifty 
years ago, African-American people were usually separated from white people. 
They went to separate schools, slept in separate hotels, and ate in separate 
restaurants. They could not vote for the president and could not get the same 
jobs as white people.
American women, too, have been treated differently than American men. 
Until 1920, women did not have the right to vote. Until the mid-1960s, they 
could be denied jobs due to their gender. Despite amendments to the 
Constitution, many women and people who belong to minority groups still feel 
unfairly treated in the US today.
US leaders admit the country has made mistakes in the past. However, they 
point out that because of the laws written in the Constitution, there is always 
hope of change. Other countries don’t have this hope, so America still provides 
the fairest opportunity in the world.