The following is from the 2016 Republican Party Platform. “Because the Federal Reserve's monetary
policy decisions affect job creation, upward mobility for workers, and equitable prosperity, they
should be transparent. Similarly, the Federal Reserve's important role as a lender of last resort should
also be carried out in a more transparent manner. The Republican Party will advance legislation that
brings transparency and accountability to the Federal Reserve, the Federal Open Market Committee,
and the Federal Reserve's dealing with foreign banks."
A) Describe an action, other than advancing legislation, that members of Congress may take to bring transparency and accountability to the Federal Reserve. B) In the context of this section of the Republican Party platform, explain how the proposal to increase transparency and accountability described in part A would affect the Federal Reserve’s ability to make economic policy. C) Explain how ideological differences between the parties might affect Democratic Party support of the proposal.

What do states primarily use their reserved powers to regulate? a. services related to national citizenship b. issues that affect day-to-day life for state residents c. issues involving taxation d. issues that affect states' interaction with the federal government

30 ! seneca falls: common ground by andrea brecheen the seneca falls convention of 1848 was the single-most important event of the early women's suffrage movement. the suffrage movement grew out of centuries of shameful and unfair treatment of women. at the time of the convention, women did not have the right to vote or serve on juries, and many women were unable to inherit property. in the decades leading up to the convention, a small group of women began to rebel against these injustices. suffrage originated from women's participation in the anti-slavery and temperance movements. the seneca falls convention was the first conference dedicated to women's rights. the convention was organized by two female abolitionists, elizabeth cady stanton and lucretia mott. lucretia mott was an eloquent quaker social reformer. mott had previously been denied the right to speak at an anti-slavery conference in london after the men voted to exclude women from participating. unlike many women of her time, elizabeth cady stanton received a formal education. at the age of 16, stanton studied mathematics, latin, and greek, demonstrating her keen abilities by mastering the subjects alongside boys of her own age. coming together to support the suffrage movement, mott and stanton organized the convention in seneca falls, ny in july of 1848. during the six-day meeting, stanton presented the declaration of sentiments, a document she based on the declaration of independence. in the declaration, she so elegantly wrote, "we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal." the declaration included a list of grievances detailing the treatment of women. the declaration was signed by sixty-eight women and thirty-two men. following the convention, in 1848 the new york state assembly passed the married women's act. this act protected property that women brought into or earned during marriage. read the passage. which sentence best represents a fact about elizabeth cady stanton detailed in the text? a "unlike many women of her time, elizabeth cady stanton received a formal education." b "in the declaration, she so elegantly wrote, 'we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.'" c "stanton rightly believed it should the law should be changed to make it easier for women to get divorces and keep their access to their children." d "at the age of 16, stanton studied mathematics, latin, and greek, demonstrating her keen abilities by mastering the subjects alongside boys of her own age."

What is the meaning of the phrase “bear ’t”? what word is left out between the words but and few?