Which quotation from the declaration of independence indicates that the founding fathers rejected the idea of having a monarchy in the newly independent colonies?

a. “the history of the present king of great britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations.”

b. “we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”

c. “a prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.”

d. “[i]t becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another.”

He chart shows the 112th u.s. congress (2011–2012). based on the information in the chart, if the independents in the senate chose to vote with the republicans in the senate, the republicans would

1. the responsibilities of the u.s. federal reserve system include overseeing the banking system and regulating the quantity of money in the economy setting the level of real interest rates working with congress to devise a financial plan for the country and execute the president's orders calculating and reporting the unemployment rate 2. to increase the supply of money when the economy is weak, the fed closes banks reduces inflation sells bonds buys bonds 3. the federal funds rate is the short-term interest rate that banks charge their best customers when borrowing banks earn on savings accounts with the fed banks charge each other when borrowing or lending to each other the fed charges banks when borrowing 4. when the fed increases the money supply and consequently lowers interest rates, the value of the dollar will rise by more in the market for foreign exchange, all else equal will fall, all else equal is not impacted by fed policy will rise, all else equal

Martha entered into a contract with terry, an art dealer. according to the contract, terry was to supply 18 th century artifacts to martha for the play she was directing, and martha was ready to pay $50,000 for this. another director needed the same artifacts and was ready to pay $60,000. terry decided not to sell the artifacts to martha. in this case, the court may order terry to: