That depends on which historical empire you are considering when you ask. However in general an emperor serves as a figurehead of a government and absolute ruler of the military.
The answer is
C. The customers lost their money.
The FEMA website would be more likely to have accurate information than an outside source.
The FEMA website, being a government source, would report their data and information and accurately as possible.
Outside sources regarding FEMA would contain bias, personal experience, and potentially slanted data. FEMA could have misrepresented data but they answer to the government and the people of the country, whereas outside sources answer to an organization or business. Outside sources would need to be corroborated to verify the information. Though all sources should be verified and corroborated, typically government sources are most accurate.
Explanation:
1 Social Inequality in France due to the Estates System.
#2 Tax Burden on the Third Estate.
#3 The Rise of the Bourgeoisie.
#4 Ideas put forward by Enlightenment philosophers.