Answer:
B. applying most Bill of Rights protections to state governments.
Explanation:
Incorporation, according to United States law is simply the way sections of the Bill of Rights are applied to state level instead of only federal level.
Before the 20th Century, most notably in 1833, the Supreme Court ruled that the Bill of Rights applied only to federal legal and not at state level. Also in 1876, the Supreme Court also ruled that the First and Second Amendment didn't apply to the state level.
However, from the early 1900s, there were decisions taken by the Supreme Court which interpreted that the Fourteenth Amendment was to incorporate many parts of the Bill of Rights and for the first time, it was applicable to state governments.
Answer:
The correct answer is:
B. Political organizations of the past bear no resemblance to the political organizations of today.
Explanation:
What the author means implicitly in his text, is that participation in the political processes of our day is not as real as it was a few years ago. Since today due to technology, people are not really present in the debates and their opinions are handled anonymously. Previously, participation in political activities was carried out in person, which gave it a real touch according to what the author expresses between the lines.
The caravel boasted
two or three masts that had interchangeable sails. Square sails were used for open water while lateen sails were used for shoreline sailing. They also had a rounded bottom, making them faster than other vessels of their time.
Here are your two differences the Caravel boasted
-had interchangeable sails (lateen sails)
-was made smaller with and had a shallow keel to take advantage of the wind
Answer:
B. Leaders of European and African countries worked together to partition Africa.
Explanation:
The Berlin Conference of 1884–85 was a meeting between European nations to create rules on how to peacefully divide Africa among them for colonization. The conference was convened by Portugal but led by Otto von Bismarck, chancellor of the newly united Germany. Though invited, the U.S. declined to participate