Representative democracy assumes that people can govern themselves

Forming trading companies was the most profitable way to conduct trade in the 1700s because __________

a. they were private enterprises made up of members from many countries which gave them the ability to expand their trade globally b. they paid fewer taxes than independent traders c. they were given trade privileges and military protection by the state which chartered them d. they were strongly protected by the world's great navies

Justice Anthony Kennedy is generally less conservative in his views than Sandra Day O'Connor was

Indicate whether the statement is true or false