What's So "Preference" About Preference Shares

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Essay

What's so "preference" about preference shares?
Most preference shares do not have voting power, a basic right of ordinary share. Identify two features of most preference shares that justify or support use of the term preference in describing these types of share issues.

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U.S. Constitution

The supreme law of the United States, established in 1787, outlining the nation's fundamental laws and principles, and the structure of its government.

Special-Interest Group

A group formed to advocate for specific interests or issues within a political, economic, or social context.

Margaret Sanger

An American birth control activist, sex educator, and nurse who popularized the term "birth control" and opened the first birth control clinic in the United States.

American Birth Control League

Established by Margaret Sanger in 1921, this organization advocated for birth control and reproductive rights, eventually evolving into Planned Parenthood.