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A lot of bloodshed, as terrorists crossed into the state and intimidated voters. It was like a little curtain-raiser for the upcoming civil war, demonstrating that the slavery question could never be settled by rational debate, only by force.

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The supreme court's power to review all congressional acts and executive action?

popular sovereignty???


Which act contained a provision that made it legal to transport colonists suspected of treason to England?

The Coercive Acts


7 principles of government?

The 7 principles of government are:Popular sovereignty- The government gets its power from the peopleRepublicanism- People vote for their political leaders ( type of popular sovereignty)Separation of Powers- government functions best when its powers are not concentrated in a single authority but are instead divided among different branches.Federalism- the distribution of power in a government between a central authority and the constituent unitsChecks and Balances- a system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much powerLimited Government- functions and powers are prescribed, limited, and restricted by lawIndividual Rights- Rights such as freedom of speech, assembly, etc. that the government protects.


What doctrine stated that each state had retained its sovereignty and could reject national acts upon joining the US?

The doctrine of nullification. This doctrine recently been expressed in a different form as the principle of "state sovereignty", which uses the 9th and 10th Amendments to justify laws prohibiting Federal activities. The counter-argument is that the commerce clause of the Constitution allows Congress to regulate interstate commerce, and under that basis can institute programs nominally under state jurisdiction (e.g. national health care).


What right did colonists say acts violate?

The colonists claimed that the stamp, sugar, tea, and townshend acts violated the right to only be taxed with representation. The colonists had no representatives in the Mother country; this is where the popular phrase "no taxation without representation" came from.

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What happened as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Acts provision for popular sovereignty?

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popular sovereignty???


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a violent clash beetween proslavery and antislavery forces.


What stated parliaments belief in its own sovereignty?

Declaratory Act


Which act contained a provision that made it legal to transport colonists suspected of treason to England?

The Coercive Acts


Fast-food labor laws Indian acts?

That I know of there is no provision for "Labor Laws" in any "Indian Act."


What are provision acts?

Homestead Act provisions vary from state to state but generally prohibit the siezure of a primary residence by creditors.


What happened as a result of the Kansas Nebraska acts provision for popularity?

a violent clash between pro slavery and antislavery forces