Answer: The 1812 gerrymander cartoon, depict the Essex South state senatorial district for the legislature of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Gerrymander is a portmanteau of the governor's last name and the word salamander.
Explanation: Gerrymander is a practice intended to establish an unfair political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating district boundaries, which is most commonly used in first-past-the-post electoral systems.
gerrymandering may be used to help or hinder a particular demographic, such as a political, ethnic, racial, linguistic, religious, or class group, such as in Northern Ireland where boundaries were constructed to guarantee Protestant Unionist majorities.
The Magna Carta meant that
1) the nobles (the barons) could not be imprisoned without a fair trial (restricting the power of the king to imprison)
2) the king could not raise new taxes without a council of baron's approval (restricting the power of the king to raise new taxes)
Explanation:
The Magna Carta was signed by King of England in June 1215 and was the primary document to inflict legal limits on the king's personal powers. Clause sixty one declared that a committee of twenty 5 barons may meet and overthrow the desire<span> of the king—a serious challenge to John's authority as ruling monarch.
</span>This has been the most<span> concern of the nobles </span>within the<span> years preceding the document </span>as a result of<span> taxes had been raised to fund a war against France. The nobility benefited </span>as a result of<span> the </span>royal charter outlined<span> individual rights and </span>emphasised<span> the role of laws in society. Clause </span>thirty-nine<span> states, </span>for instance<span>, </span>that folks ought to<span> be </span>corrected solely once<span> a ruling by their peers or by the sanctions of the law.</span>
Free trade agreements
The goal of both NAFTA and the EU is to create free trade between the countries of their given continent.
Free trade means no tariffs on imported goods and the ability of corporations to move their products from country to country with no penalty. For NAFTA, Canada, the US, and Mexico can freely trade across the borders and tariffs will not be imposed under the treaty.
Most states require the following:
- Age (usually 18)
- Citizenship (U.S.)
- Residency (proof that you live in the town)
- Registration (many states now have same-day registration)
Some states
- No felony record
Mr. Pacey
JH/HS Social Studies Teacher
