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Which statement best represents a claim? a.people who do not exercise their right to vote are truly wasting a precious democratic privilege. b.the benefits of mandatory voting in the united states far outweigh the potential drawbacks. c.some countries require people who do not vote in certain elections to pay a moderate fine. d. i would never want to live in a country where it was mandatory to vote in political elections.

Read the excerpt from loom and spindle. but in a short time the prejudice against factory labor wore away, and the lowell mills became filled with blooming and energetic new england women. . they soon began to associate with those who formed the community in which they had come to live, and were invited to their houses. they went to the same church, and sometimes married into some of the best families. or if they returned to their secluded homes again, instead of being looked down upon as "factory girls" by the squire's or the lawyer's family, they were more often welcomed as coming from the metropolis, bringing new fashions, new books, and new ideas with them. what inference can be drawn about the time period of the excerpt? a. the changing workforce transformed society’s rules. b. factories improved local economies with new products. c. women with factory experience found other jobs easily. d. married women preferred factory work to homemaking.

Read the excerpt from a research essay published in a printed book. binge-watching television shows several times a week has a negative impact on people’s social lives. according to a study conducted by dr. cynthia toles, adults who binge-watched more than one show a week were more prone to insomnia and a less-healthy diet. further, "the process of watching several episodes of one show consecutively can cause changes to one’s sleep patterns” (toles). to follow mla citation rules properly, what does the author of this essay need to do? a.) add a citation after each sentence in the essay b.) include a page number after the author’s name c.) remove the reference to the name of the doctor d.) place an end quotation mark after the end parenthesis