The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B. Part A

America’s Constitution: A Biography quotes from the Preamble to the Constitution: “We the People of the United States, . . . do ordain and establish this Constitution. . . .” Which of the following best describes the special importance of the Preamble?

A. The Preamble emphasizes that the government will be a representative republic.

B. The Preamble emphasizes that the citizens have decided how they will be ruled.

C. The Preamble emphasizes that all the citizens are equal under the law.

D. The Preamble emphasizes the universal belief in individual liberty.

Part B

Which sentence from America’s Constitution: A Biography best supports the answer to Part A?

A. Ordinary citizens would govern themselves … under rules that the populace would ratify and could revise.

B. No one could be certain how the American people would ultimately respond to the competing appeals.

C. In many states, sitting legislatures . . . revised constitutions . . . sometimes without even waiting for new elections that might have given their constituents more say.…

D. This Constitution had never been . . . voted on by the British people or even by Parliament.

30 ! seneca falls: common ground by andrea brecheen the seneca falls convention of 1848 was the single-most important event of the early women's suffrage movement. the suffrage movement grew out of centuries of shameful and unfair treatment of women. at the time of the convention, women did not have the right to vote or serve on juries, and many women were unable to inherit property. in the decades leading up to the convention, a small group of women began to rebel against these injustices. suffrage originated from women's participation in the anti-slavery and temperance movements. the seneca falls convention was the first conference dedicated to women's rights. the convention was organized by two female abolitionists, elizabeth cady stanton and lucretia mott. lucretia mott was an eloquent quaker social reformer. mott had previously been denied the right to speak at an anti-slavery conference in london after the men voted to exclude women from participating. unlike many women of her time, elizabeth cady stanton received a formal education. at the age of 16, stanton studied mathematics, latin, and greek, demonstrating her keen abilities by mastering the subjects alongside boys of her own age. coming together to support the suffrage movement, mott and stanton organized the convention in seneca falls, ny in july of 1848. during the six-day meeting, stanton presented the declaration of sentiments, a document she based on the declaration of independence. in the declaration, she so elegantly wrote, "we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal." the declaration included a list of grievances detailing the treatment of women. the declaration was signed by sixty-eight women and thirty-two men. following the convention, in 1848 the new york state assembly passed the married women's act. this act protected property that women brought into or earned during marriage. read the passage. which sentence best represents a fact about elizabeth cady stanton detailed in the text? a "unlike many women of her time, elizabeth cady stanton received a formal education." b "in the declaration, she so elegantly wrote, 'we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.'" c "stanton rightly believed it should the law should be changed to make it easier for women to get divorces and keep their access to their children." d "at the age of 16, stanton studied mathematics, latin, and greek, demonstrating her keen abilities by mastering the subjects alongside boys of her own age."

How is the president involved in the process of bills becoming laws?

Which of the follow modern activities would only have been possible after the neolithic revolution