Question

The words representatives and representation appear in paragraph 4 of the selection. These words are part of a word family that follows the same pattern as this one:

operate v. perform a mission or function
operative n. one who performs a mission or function
operation n. a mission; an act or result of operating

Given this information, choose the best definition of representation as it is used in paragraph 4 of the selection.
A. perform the job of representing
B. person who represents
C. act of representing
D. represent


4 The image of the disjointed snake became popular again during the protests over the Stamp Act of 1765. Britain"s Parliament passed the act to impose a tax on the American colonists. However, colonists had no elected representatives in Britain"s Parliament. The idea of taxation without representation seemed an affront to their liberty. It was a matter of basic respect for people’s rights to allow them a say in the government that taxed them. Some newspapers added the cartoon to their masthead in 1774, before the Revolution.

Answer 1

C. act of representing

Explanation: "Taxation without representation" refers to being taxed without the act/condition of being represented in Parliament (having someone speak or vote for the colonists).