Author Question: Why were the early forms of self-government in the colonies not full democracies in the modern ... (Read 31 times)

debasdf · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Why were the early forms of self-government in the colonies not full democracies in the modern sense?

a. The democratic assemblies were illegal under British law.
b. The right to vote was restricted.
c. The royal governors had absolute veto power.
d. Interest groups were too powerful.
e. Non-residents were allowed to participate in local elections.

Question 2

The body of judge-made law is known as

A) administrative regulations.
B) common law.
C) criminal law.
D) judicial maxims.
E) statutory law.