Which of the following was not a response of the colonies to the tea act? a. tea ships were sent back to britain in protest. b. the tea was confiscated and sold later. c. crates of tea were dumped into the water. d. colonists made a profit because of the monopoly by britain.

The major impact third parties have on presidential elections has been to.. a. encourage larger vote turnout b. recruiter leader from the democratic and republican party to run for president c. generate increased party identification among the electorate d. developing issues that are later adopted by the major political parties e. drawn off of votes from the major parties to throw election into the house representatives