The unwritten constitution is best defined as the
(a) amendments to the United States Constitution
(b) powers that the Constitution reserves for the states
(c) powers that the Constitution denies to Congress and to the states
(d) practices of the government that are based on custom and tradition
Answer: (d) practices of the government that are based on custom and tradition
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A) sugar B) rice C) cotton D) tobacco E) indigo
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bought less expensive goods manufactured andcrafted in the colonies. d. The price of British manufactured goods fell relative to the incomes of Americans.
Innovations in the election of 1832 included
a. election of the president by the electoral college rather than the House of Representatives. b. nominating conventions and party platforms, and a third political party. c. baby kissing and torchlight parades. d. nomination of presidential "favorite sons" by state legislatures. e. direct primaries and selection of vice presidential running mates by the presidential candidate.
What division of Islam believes that only a relative of Muhammad can become a caliph?
a. Sufi b. Shi'a c. Sunni d. Fatamid