Which of the following statements is true about the Stamp Act?
A) It imposed a tax on all paper imported into the American colonies.
B) It was the second direct tax that the British Parliament imposed on the colonists.
C) It was a document prepared by colonial delegates outlining their perceived rights and grievances against the British rule.
D) It required that packaged sugar should have the stamp of the British crown.
E) It required that all legal documents use specially embossed paper that was to be purchased from the government.
E
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What will be an ideal response?
Each individual state's number of electors in the Electoral College is equal to the state's total a. number of precincts. b. number of senators in the U.S. Senate. c. number of state representatives
d. representation in the U.S. Congress.
Why does the order in which primary elections and caucuses are held affect the outcome of selecting a candidate?
a. A candidate who does well in the earliest primaries and caucuses will always win, making the later primaries irrelevant. b. Later primaries and caucuses tend to attract more extreme voters than do earlier ones. c. Candidates who have a poor showing in the earliest primaries and caucuses tend to drop out of the race, leaving fewer candidates. d. The order of primary elections and caucuses helps to determine the importance of different “planks” in the party platform to be debated at the national convention.
The president addresses the nation directly during a __________
a. press release b. press background c. press briefing d. press conference