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What are five facts on the house of burgesses??

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Answer:

House of Burgesses, representative assembly in colonial Virginia, which was an outgrowth of the first elective governing body in a British overseas possession, the General Assembly of Virginia. The General Assembly was established by Gov. George Yeardley at Jamestown on July 30, 1619. It included the governor himself and a council—all appointed by the colonial proprietor (the Virginia Company)—along with two elected burgesses (delegates) from each of the colony’s 11 settlements. The assembly met in Jamestown until 1700, when meetings were moved to Williamsburg, the newly established capital of colonial Virginia.

Henry, Patrick: in the House of Burgesses

Patrick Henry (standing at right) before the House of Burgesses in Williamsburg, Va., May 30, 1765; engraving after a painting by Peter F. Rothermel, c. 1852.

Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (neg. no. LC-USZ62-3775)

In 1643 Gov. Sir William Berkeley split the House of Burgesses off as a separate chamber of the thereafter bicameral assembly. Like the British House of Commons, the House of Burgesses granted supplies and originated laws, and the governor and council enjoyed the right of revision and veto as did the king and the House of Lords in England. The council also sat as a supreme court to review the county courts. This system remained unchanged until the American Revolution.

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A government that was based on representation not a ruler was accomplished by the establishment of which governing group?

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A government that was based on representation not a ruler refers to democracy and not monarchy. Democracy refers to type of government that is made up of nation's people that is elected by the population of nation either directly or indirectly while a monarchy refers to a type of government in which supreme power is in the hand of one single person who is the independent ruler. Because the government is elected via election in monarchy an election commission is the most important governing group for establishment of a type pf government that is based on representation and not a ruler.

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List three accomplishments of Hindu mathematicians.

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1) They gave us the concept of zero (0)

2) The gave of the concept of the decimal system

3) They made seminal contributions to the study of trigonometry, algebra, arithmetic and negative numbers among other areas

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Define election? why do we need elections ? how does it help us?

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Elections are organized way through which people cast their votes and elect their representatives to various public positions. Elections constitute essence of a Democracy in which people's representatives are elected by the adult population of a country.

Elections are important for the following reasons:

a. Elections are the most important tool of indirect democracy through which people elect their representatives who in turn make laws for them.

b. It is through elections people exercise their choice.

c. It allows for a government based on the consent of the people.

d. Elections allow peaceful transition from one form of government to another by means of elections. If people are not satisfied with present government, its policies its way of functioning they can always elect another party to form government.

e. Elections ensure that no government is elected for lifetime or then turn tyrannical.

f. Elections allow people to participate in the affairs of the country and remain politically alter and vigilant.

g. It compels political leadership to work for the welfare of the people.

h. It helps us to keep a check on our leader at regular intervals.

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If a defendant agrees to a plea barraging, what step of the criminal justice process do they jump ahead to?

Ann [662]

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· Most plea agreements in misdemeanor cases are worked out at the pretrial conference with some resolved at the arraignment. In felony cases where plea bargains are permitted, the prosecution and defense can arrive at an agreement at any stage of the criminal proceedings, including during or after a trial but before a jury arrives at a verdict.

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