A quarter is a fourth of something. In this case a quarter is a fourth of an hour. An hour is 60 minutes, and a fourth of that is 15 minutes (60 divided by 4).
So quarter past 3 is 3:15
It's important to keep a clear evacuation route is because you need to make sure that you and your family, friends, etc, can get out safe, and alive.
Conservatives prefer a government that is limited, meaning a government that enforces policies/want to protect social traditions but don’t want them to control or run the economy. The Democratic Party (liberals) prefer a government that give economic equality and social freedom.
Countries were more cautious about coming into contact
