Im going to assume its because a "lame duck" session only happened when congress meets after a election.
Congress would not ratify the SALT II treaty because D) The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and C) Russian combat troops were found in Cuba. Because of these two reasons Congress did not ratify the treaty. Six months after signing the treaty, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and the United States discovered that there was a Soviet Union brigade stationed in Cuba which led to the treaty not being ratified.
D : the establishment of joint stock companies seeking to profit from New
World resources
He also was part of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production.
<span>No it did not because the electoral college is necessary as it protects smaller (minority) states from larger (federal) states and it probably is one of the most efficient forms of elections</span>