1. PART A: What is the author's main purpose in writing the article?
O A to describe the events involved in the 2008
presidential election
OB to persuade readers to support one presidential
candidate
O C to explain what a U. S. presidential convention is like
Od to describe how the 2008 vice presidential candidates
were chosen

Expressed powers are those that are specifically granted in the constitution. held by both the federal government and the states. considered the basis for the “necessary and proper” clause. inferior compared to powers directly given by congress.

Which steps are important when designing and conducting a scientific experiment? hide the results from fellow scientists. identify the independent variable. eliminate all dependent variables. address any confounding variables. form a non-falsifiable hypothesis.

How did shays' rebellion reveal the need for a revision of the articles of confederation? a) shays' rebellion exposed the weakness of the central government as written in the articles of confederation. b) shays' rebellion strengthened the ideas of the anti-federalists in the need for a strong national government. c) shays' rebellion illustrated the need for organized local government factions to handle situations such as this. d) shays' rebellion encouraged others to rebel and eventually led to the overthrow of the first established government in the united states.