Politics. Undue influence, in contract law, where one person takes advantage of a position of power over another person. Sphere of influence, in political science, an area over which a state or organization has some indirect control.
B. Became ineffective
The main function of Parliament was to pass laws and grant the Queen money when she needed it. However, the Queen could make laws without Parliament's consent, in what were called royal proclamations, if she wanted, and so if for some reason she and the Privy Council could not get Parliament to pass certain measures, they could resort to proclamations. Tudor monarchs tended only to summon Parliament for major governmental reforms or for money, and money was the main reason that Elizabeth summoned hers. Parliament did not have anywhere near as much power as it has today, and there was no Prime Minister or any political parties. It was up to the Queen when a Parliament was called, and over the course of her long reign, Parliament sat only a few times.
The answer for the first one is b this is because the article talks about the Boston tea party and the Boston tea party was to protest against British tariffs (taxesj
<span>Foreign investors owned a greater amount US stocks, bonds, and factories than investors in the US owned of assets in foreign markets.
In 1985, the <em>New York Times</em> reported, "U.S. Turns into Debtor Nation," because a Commerce Department report showed the US "owing foreigners more then they owe it." By that they meant that "foreign ownership of American factories, real estate, stocks and bonds exceeded American ownership of foreign assets."
However, there's another way to look at this picture than the "debtor nation" label. The Heritage Foundation (a conservative group) noted in 1985 that having foreign investors pursuing assets in the United States indicated strong confidence by those investors in </span><span>the </span>American<span> economy. You invest in a country's assets because you think those assets will grow in value. So, becoming a "debtor nation" can be viewed as a sign of economic health in the eyes of the rest of the world.</span>
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