Which of the following is a characteristic of both dictionaries and encyclopedias Both give detailed information on a variety of topic

Both focus on word meaning and usage

Both focus on word spelling

Both present their listing alphabetically

Option D

Explanation:

In simple a dictionary can be seen as a source document under which the meaning and usages of works of a particular languages is given. On the other hand an encyclopedia is not focused on the meaning of any term but the information regarding a particular unit of subject.

Both of these documents possess a great level of information and for teh ease off the readers, information is provided alphabetically. Hence the correct option is D.

Both present their listings alphabetically.

the passage can be best described as: "the british legislature extended an unwarranted jurisdiction".

we can say that because the text clearly states how the people of the colonies warned the british about their excessive desire to rule over them, without taking into consideration the difficulties their brothers had experienced in america: they struggled to establish the colonies, to adapt to new types of weather, fight with the natives, etc., and how they now see (or then saw) the only way out was to cut all ties with the british, since they ignored the people's petitions.