Definition of terms

Constitutional Rights - pertains to the rights that are conferred and protected by the constitution. They cannot be modified or be taken away by the law-making body.

Civil Rights - is a classification of a constitutional right which the alw enforces at the instance of private individuals for the purpose of securing them. Examples of civil rights and liberties include the right to get redress if injured by another, the right to privacy, the right of peaceful protest, the right to a fair investigation and trial if suspected of a crime, and more generally-based constitutional rights such as the right to vote, the right to personal freedom, the right to freedom of movement and the right of equal protection.

Statutory Rights - provided by laws promulgated by the law-making body and may be abolished by the same body. These rights are considered to be automatic and implied under an agreed contract.

Vocabulary

Despondent - disheartened
Circumspect - cautious
Salubrious - healthy
Crooning - singing softly
Penury - hardship, poverty
Meritorious - admirable
Peerage - aristocracy
Fortuitous - accidental
Averse - indifferent
Prudent - wise
Ameliorate - boost
voluble - talkative
reticent - reserved
winsome - engaging
vacillating - uncertain
decrepit - ruined
candid - frank
mollify - make peace with
continually - with intervals and continuously - without interruption
gratuity - reward
Laudatory - admiring
layman - a person who is not a member of the clergy
cyanotic - blueness or lividness of the skin
coda - end of musical composition
heterotrophs - organisms that can't synthesize its own food
dissonance - lack of agreement or harmony between people
ardor - great enthusiasm
perversity - turned away from what is right or good
pretense - make something that is not the case appear true
reticence - silent
innuendo - allusive or oblique remark or hint
collusion - means secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy in order to deceive others
malignity - tends to be evil
solecism - a grammatical mistake in speech or writing
schism - means split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties
primordial - existing from the beginning of time

Notes

- if a statement contains "although" it is contradicting
- the word "everyone" is considered singular
- always remember the subject verb agreement.
- can't use "I" after an action verb
- the use of "most" and "more"
- adjectives should be in the order: qualitative, color, classifying.
- if two adjectives are of the same type you do not need commas between them
ex. long red cotton skirt.
- Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees RA # 6713

Sample Sentences

1. If one plans to go to the beach this summer, he should bring not only a huge beach towel but sunblock.

In the sentence, the correlating conjunction not only..but is incorrect. It should be changed to not only...but also in order to propoerly connect two subjects, persons, or ideas. If one plans to go to the beach this summer, he should bring not only a huge towel but also sunblock.