close reading: How does the information in part 3 support the argument that Ben Franklin presented in parts 1 & 2?

Which statement is an example of direct democracy? a) people elect a senator to the u.s. congress. b) the town council approves funding for a new high school. c) the president issues an executive preventing states from executing prisoners. d) voters approve an amendment allowing elderly people to pay nothing in property tax.

When did stockpiles of strategic nuclear weapons begin to dramatically decline in the united states? a. the mid-1960s b. the mid-1970s c. the mid-1980s d. the mid-1990s

"if i have seen farther than others," said newton, "it is because i have stood on the shoulders of giants." who were the giants to whom newton was referring? could this be said of any scientific accomplishment? explain.