Read this excerpt from the Preamble: "...establish justice."
Which phrases best explains its meaning?
a. We want to keep peace among all citizens of the United States.
O b. We want to improve the lives of all Americans.
O c. We want our goals to last for ourselves and for generations to come.
O d. We want to protect the nation as a whole from its enemies.
e. We want all people treated fairly, according to fair laws.
Of. We agree on the ideas written in this document and want it to be the
plan for the government of our country.
O g. We, the individuals, who live in this country,
Oh. We want to be sure that we have the rights, responsibilities, and
opportunities of freedom.
O i. We want a better, stronger country.

(e) a major consequence of the election was that several southern states

the committees of correspondence were the american colonies’ means for maintaining communication lines in the years before the revolutionary war. in 1764, boston formed the earliest committee of correspondence to encourage opposition to britain’s stiffening of customs enforcement and prohibition of american paper money. the following year, new york formed a similar committee to keep the other colonies notified of its actions in resisting the stamp act. in 1773, the virginia house of burgesses proposed that each colonial legislature appoint a committee for intercolonial correspondence. the exchanges that followed built solidarity during the turbulent times and bring about the formation of the first continental congress in 1774.

interest groups send representatives to state capitals and to washington, d.c. to put pressure on members of congress and other policymakers. they engage in lobbying, or the organized process of influencing legislation or policy. lobbying can take many forms. interest groups can testify in congressional hearings.