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Articles of Confederation & Prohibited Books
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Many books are available in school and public libraries. Sometimes, people may find a work offensive and decide to issue a "challenge" against the book. Each year, the American Library Association (ALA) releases a list of these challenged library books, to serve as a reminder to people that the freedom to read is very important.
How does the ALA define a "challenge" to a book?
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Subject Heading(s):
Books and reading; Prohibited books; American Library Association (all by date)
Subject Tree:
ARTS: Literature
Keyword(s):
"American Library Association" (by date); challenge AND book (by date); "challenged books" (by date)
Article(s) | Site(s):
"Best-Seller 'Kite Runner' Among Last Year's Challenged Books," Gazette-Mail, April 29, 2009
Answer:
The ALA defines a challenge to a book as a "formal, written complaint filed with a library or school requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness."
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The Articles of Confederation were adopted after the Revolutionary War to unite the 13 states on issues of defense and foreign affairs while allowing each state to maintain judicial and monetary independence. The Articles caused many problems, and on May 14, 1787, the Constitutional Convention convened in Philadelphia to revise the document.
On what document was the Articles of Confederation based?
A. Declaration of Independence
B. English Bill of Rights
C. Magna Carta
D. Plan of Union
Article(s) | Site(s):
Benjamin Franklin, America's Inventor
Answer:
D. The Articles of Confederation were based on Benjamin Franklin's Plan of Union, which he created to unite the colonies against Native American attacks.
Related Photo/Multimedia:
Ben Franklin at Signing of the Constitution, 1787
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