Britain responded to the Boston Tea Party with the Restraining Acts and Coercive Acts. What did these acts do?
a. restrained the importation of any sort of tea into the colonies and coerced citizens into involuntary servitude dissolved the Massachusetts Assembly and forced Americans to quarter British soldiers
b. effectively declared war on the colonies
c. repealed the colonial tea tax code but required the public execution of the protestors in Boston
d. in part closed the Boston Harbor to all commerce, dissolved the Massachusetts Assembly, forced Americans to quarter or house British soldiers, and ordered Americans charged with protest crimes be sent to England for trial
d. in part closed the Boston Harbor to all commerce, dissolved the Massachusetts Assembly, forced Americans to quarter or house British soldiers, and ordered Americans charged with protest crimes be sent to England for trial
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A. parties eliminate the elite classes from their campaign efforts B. parties do not always offer the voters clear policy alternatives C. voter decisions are not motivated primarily by policy considerations D. American political parties have no way to bind their elected officials to party positions
This Amendment is often used to uphold the right of privacy. The Amendment itself provides for the rights retained by the people.