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hancock was president of congress when the declaration of independence was adopted and signed. he is primarily remembered by americans for his large, flamboyant signature on the declaration, so much so that "john hancock" became, in the united states, an informal synonym for signature.

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the answer is a)   a sentence of death costs the state "almost three times as much as a sentence of life in prison" (delon 147)