What Prevents Something Like the Intolerable Acts from Occurring in the United

question 99

Multiple Choice

What prevents something like the Intolerable Acts from occurring in the United States today?

• A) The Declaration of Independence.
• B) The Writs of Assistance.
• C) The Bill of Rights.
• D) State governors.
• E) The president.

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Definitions:

Excise Taxes

Taxes levied on the sale of specific goods and services, often included in the price of products like gasoline, alcohol, and tobacco.

Cigarettes

Small cylinders of finely cut tobacco leaves rolled in thin paper for smoking.

Tobacco Farming

The agricultural process of growing and harvesting tobacco leaves, which are then processed for use in products like cigarettes.

Perfectly Inelastic

A situation where the quantity demanded or supplied does not change in response to a change in price.