"<span>D. He was the first black man to be named a cabinet secretary" is not an accurate description of Benjamin Banneker. Banneker was an impressive and self-taught individual who corresponded with Jefferson and was fascinated with the world around him. </span>
Forcing people to pay taxes when they have had no say in making the law that created the tax. American colonies were angry about paying taxes that were passed by the British Parliament because they had no representatives that voted on the tax. This proclamation prevented many colonists from moving west onto the land that Britain won in the war. It was done by Britain to allow the Native Americans to keep the land and stop attacking the settlers who wanted to move there. This was a tax law that said the colonists had to pay taxes on all printed paper including stamps, newspapers, pamphlets, marriage licenses, and playing cards.
Civic and political participation is important so that decisions
are not made by a few people. Participation by the masses insures
greater freedom.
One real life example of the separation of powers in the US government would be that the President of the United States has the power to veto legislation passed by the Legislature.
The Pentagon Papers<span>, officially titled </span>United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense<span>, is a </span>United States Department of Defense<span> history of the </span>United States<span>' </span>political-military involvement<span> in </span>Vietnam<span> from 1945 to 1967. The papers were released by </span>Daniel Ellsberg<span> who had worked on the study, and first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of </span>The New York Times<span> in 1971.</span>
