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Political machines, or in your case, machines, are referred to as political organizations in which a boss runs the politics of an area. Precinct is a term used to organize areas of a city, lobbyist are people advocating with the intention to induce change, and legislature is the group of people who pass laws and ordinances in a city. Therefore, the only logical answer would be...
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The President is chief of state. This means he is the ceremonial head of the government of the United States, the symbol of all the people of the nation.
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How did the colonist react to the Townshend Acts? They set up a boycott to not buy the goods. They found other things in place of the goods but were not as good. They sewed dresses out of homespun cloth and brewed tea from pine needles.