Answer:
Amendment, in government and law, an addition or alteration made to a constitution, statute, or legislative bill or resolution. Amendments can be made to existing constitutions and statutes and are also commonly made to bills in the course of their passage through a legislature.
Explanation:
The answer is "criticizing the draft board"
(It means they're making loud shouts as they ask for ice cream.) "Clamor" comes from the same Latin root as some other words you already know: "exclaim" and "claim." ... "But the word 'clamor' doesn't add any meaning to the sentence from the story. Why didn't Poe just write, 'I replied to the yells'?"
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