Five drafters of the US Declaration of Independence

Franklin Jefferson Livingston Adams Sherman

Known as the "Committee of Five", these men from different states were tasked to draft the Declaration for presentation to the second continental congress. They are also shown in the foreground of "Declaration of Independence", a painting by John Trumbull that was used on the face of the US $2 bill.

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Functions of political parties

In honor of 4/20 day, we'll have a government mnemonic.

Things political parties do
Fundraising
Candidate selection
Campaign
Voter cues
Articulate policies
Policy-making coordination

I didn't make this list, that's why "drive wedge issues into the mainstream so the people can't tell how ineffective government is" didn't make the list. Oh did I say that out loud? Oh well, a mnemonic:

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