After<span> months of protest, and an appeal by Benjamin Franklin before the British House of Commons, </span>Parliament<span> voted to </span>repeal<span> the </span>Stamp Act<span> in March 1766. However, the same day, </span>Parliament passed<span> the </span>Declaratory Acts<span>, asserting that the British government had free and total legislative power over the colonies.</span>
In the substantive due process the court will look at the law and determine if it has or would have an unfair impact on a person's rights, meaning that all of the options are correct:
- all people born in the united states have all the rights of citizens.
- laws will apply to everyone not just some people.
- the law will be applied fairly.
- the content and meaning of the law will be fair.
The number of members is based of state population
Franklin thought that if there was no unity within the colonies they would be stuck in this harsh life of living environment without any help from the British.
Franklin valued a unified government because if the government and the people was united, a lot can be done and 99% of the time be successful.
