1. The main point of the excerpt is that the states are in a contract with the federal government and can cancel or ignore measures used that are in violation of that contract. Essentially the states are allowed to ignore laws, like the Alien and Sedition Acts, when the states believe they violate their rights.
2. Because the Alien and Sedition Acts put a watch on anyone new to the country under the Alien Act and the Sedition Act allowed the government to arrest people if they spoke against the government. These acts allowed the government to violate rights granted under the Constitution.
3. Because accepting the acts would be a violation of the highest laws of the land. It would be the governments willingly violating the rights of the people and allowing the federal government to have power larger than granted to them under the Constitution.
Answer:
A. They formed monopolies or trusts.
Explanation:
Business leaders in the 1800s tried to eliminate competition by forming pools, trusts, monopolies, and through vertical and horizontal integration. Many companies organized pools to keep prices at a certain level, that is, they tried to keep prices from falling.
Answer:
B
Explanation:
The man is hogging the ballot box, which is used to vote.
The stock to fall or rise
Honestly, this really depends on how you think of it. Even historians today still argue on whether it was a revolution. There are no wrong answers really.
