The principle of “virtual representation” held that
a. every member of Parliament represented every British subject living throughout the empire.
b. elected representatives had to reside in the district they represented.
c. the king could speak for all British subjects.
d. all Englishmen could vote.
e. all of these choices.
ANS: A
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