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Every state receives the same number of electoral votes
The correct answer should be Johnatan Swift, Henry Fielding, and Daniel Defoe. They were among the first European novelists, right up there with Cervantes. Swift is famous for Gulliver's Travels, Henry Fielding for Tom Jones, and Daniel Defoe for Robinson Crusoe. They popularized the medium and people started reading novels more than poetry.
The writs of assistance was an act put into place by the British government that allowed them to search anything if they felt that smuggled goods were inside.
They're most likely referring to urban sprawl, which is usually associated with rapid, less thoughtfully planned development.
It's usually thought of in a negative light, because the neighborhoods that develop lack the amenities, infrastructure, and/or identity of traditional neighborhoods. And because they're on the edges of cities, everyone usually relies on cars, which leads to traffic jams, pollution, and a lack of sense of community.