The president's most fundamental power is the power to persuade. If they didn't have it, they wouldn't be presidents for starters. If they're good at it, they will also persuade the people and the congress to pass pieces of legislature that was created during the term of that president.
The only answer I found was: The ancient Chinese kings maintained control of their dynasties throguh military means.
You probably go to connections accademy. I do too.
This question is in the Journey Across Time text book on page 231. The answer is on pages 225 - 231.
Besides the two answers above me, I managed to find a reasonable answer:
"Rulers became powerful because they controlled land and had strong armies."
This is all I could find, hope this benefits others who wonder what the answer is!
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I think the Western and Eastern Cross Timbers
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