Choose the Word or Phrase in [ ] Which Will

question 54

Short Answer

Choose the word or phrase in [ ] which will correctly complete the statement. Select A for the first item, B for the second item, and C if neither item will correctly complete the statement.
-You could give an unlimited amount of assets to your [children | spouse] without incurring any gift taxes.

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Definitions:

Popular Sovereignty

The principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives.

Fugitive Slave Law

Legislation passed in the United States that required the capture and return of runaway slaves.

Sectional Controversy

Disputes and divisions in the United States, particularly between the North and South, over issues like slavery, tariffs, and states' rights, which ultimately led to the Civil War.

Fugitive Slave Act

Legislation passed by the United States Congress in 1850 that mandated the return of escaped slaves to their owners even if they were in a free state.