Question

read the excerpt from the congressional resolution.
whereas the confederation of the original thirteen colonies into one republic was influenced by the political system developed by the iroquois confederacy as were many of the democratic principles which were incorporated into the constitution itself ...
(1) the congress, on the occasion of the two hundredth anniversary of the signing of the united states constitution, acknowledges the contribution made by the iroquois confederacy and other indian nations to the formation and development of the united states
—house concurrent resolution 331, october 21, 1988
what is the resolution honoring?
○ the influence and contributions of the iroquois confederacy
○ the formation and development of the united states
○ the organization of the 13 colonies into a confederation
○ the two hundredth anniversary of the signing of the us constitution

Explanation:

The excerpt from the congressional resolution mentions acknowledging the contribution of the Iroquois Confederacy and other Indian Nations to the formation and development of the US, and also the two - hundredth anniversary of the signing of the US Constitution? Wait, no, re - reading: The key part is "acknowledges the contribution made by the Iroquois Confederacy and other Indian Nations to the formation and development of the United States" and "on the occasion of the two hundredth anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution"? Wait, no, the question is "What is the resolution honoring?". Looking at the options, the first option is "the influence and contributions of the Iroquois Confederacy". Let's check the excerpt: "the confederation of the original Thirteen Colonies into one republic was influenced by the political system developed by the Iroquois Confederacy as were many of the democratic principles which were incorporated into the Constitution itself... (1) the Congress, on the occasion of the two hundredth anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution, acknowledges the contribution made by the Iroquois Confederacy and other Indian Nations to the formation and development of the United States". Wait, but the options: The first option is "the influence and contributions of the Iroquois Confederacy". Let's match: The resolution is about honoring the influence and contributions of the Iroquois Confederacy (since it talks about how the 13 colonies' confederation and democratic principles in the Constitution were influenced by the Iroquois, and acknowledging their contribution to US formation/development). So the correct option is the one about the influence and contributions of the Iroquois Confederacy.

Answer:

A. the influence and contributions of the Iroquois Confederacy (assuming the first option is labeled A as per typical multiple - choice, and the text of the first option is "the influence and contributions of the Iroquois Confederacy")