1. Coastal position allowed Genoa and Venice to be not only hubs for inland trade, but also naval trade.
Naval trade allowed transportation of goods from far away, as it was faster and more safe.
2. People of Italian trade cities probably borrowed some words, clothes, cuisine and inventions from those who visited them.
3. Signoria was a type of government, were power was held by one dynasty, or party. Signorias were often established in times of crisis, when it was important to have a strong figure, who could make swift decisions to stave off the threat.
4. Signoria helped to create strong civil government, relatively independent from pope or monarchs. Because of it italian cities could be more open minded towards science and secular culture.
5. It's a situation which is very prone to corruption, especially nepotism. The ruling family would try to perserve status quo, and would offer most important offices to familiy's members. The quality of people in power would deteriorate, as they are appointed not by merits and skills, but by blood.
It would also be important to be in good relations with the ruling family, so it would probably be necessary to give them bribes or gifts.
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Answer: the right answer is C. the covenants of seisin, right to convey, quiet enjoyment, warranty and further assurances.
Explanation:
Covenant of seisin denotes the legal possession of a feudal fiefdom or an state in land.
The Right to convey covenant means that the owner can sell or dispose of his or her property.
Quiet enjoyment refers to the right that the grantee or tenant has to undisturbed use and enjoyment of real property.
Warranty.- the grantor promises that owns the property and has the legal right to convey it.
Further assurances means that upon demand by the grantee the grantor will execute any documents necessary to fix any defects in the grantee's title.
Answer:
The electoral college consists of 538 electors, who choose the president of the United States. These electors are sent from the states, in proportion to their population, and in all states except for Maine and Nebraska, the electors are bound to the candidate that obtains the plurality of votes in the state.
Some presidents have been elected despite having lost the popular vote.
An example from the 19th century is Rutherford B. Hayes, who lost the popular vote to his contender, Samuel J. Tilden, but still won because he got 20 more electoral votes.
An example from the 21st century is the most recent election: Donald Trump lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton, but won the electoral college (304 votes vs Clinton's 227 votes). In part this is because Trump won several crucial states by very small margins, for example, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
