Discuss Why Presentment of a Cheque for Certification by the Payee

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Essay

Discuss why presentment of a cheque for certification by the payee discharges liability of the drawer, but presentment of a cheque for certification by its drawer may not.

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Definitions:

Matriarchal Authority

Social systems or practices where females, especially mothers, have primary power and authority in decision-making.

Education of Freedpeople

The process of providing education to formerly enslaved individuals following the Civil War in the United States.

Freedmen's Bureau

A U.S. federal government agency established in 1865 to assist freed slaves in the South during the Reconstruction period after the Civil War.

White Leagues

Paramilitary groups that formed in the Southern United States during the Reconstruction era, aiming to use violence and intimidation to restore white supremacy and overthrow Republican governments.