"<span>(c)the ability of citizens to vote" is the best answer but this is very misleading. A referendum is when the citizens vote directly on a specific issue of policy. It's not their ability to vote for mayors, legislators, etc.</span>
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He feared retaliation from the border states, which supported slavery.
<span>He quelled the insurrection at Ninety-Six in 1775, assisted in
the defeat of the British Fleet at Charelston in 1776, and was
appointed Brigadier General on March 25, 1778
http://www.carolana.com/SC/Revolution/patriot_leaders_sc_richard_richardson.html
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Rum, textiles and manufactured goods.
Harding saw his administration marred by scandals in the 1920s
