Mercantilism was the principle that... A)the purpose of colonies was to economically benefit the mother country
B)the English colonies would lose their legal rights and elected assemblies.
C)a government could tax without consent of the taxpayers for the purpose of regulating trade.
D)colonists would henceforth be required to pay taxes to the crown to fund their own protection.

Choose the statements that correctly describe the electoral college. 1. not all states get the same number of electoral votes. 2. there are 538 members of the electoral college. 3. members of congress are part of the electoral college. 4. to become president, a candidate must get a majority of the electoral votes. 5. a candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win an election. 6. the electoral college is used the elect all national government offices.