The correct answer is C. The U.S. Constitution gave each brand of government the ability to control the others
Explanation:
Check and balances is a principle of government that establishes each of the branches (judicial, legislative and executive) can check or "control" the actions of the other branches, this guarantees all the branches act according to the law and the constitution and keeps balance in the power. This principle was applied to the U.S. Constitution and government, and due to this, each branch has an influence on other branches and can control or check these. For example, the President (executive branch) is also the chief of the military forces, but it is the Congress (legislative branch) the one that can declare war. According to this, the correct option is C.
The Iran-Contra Affair intensified the already existing Cold War tensions between the USA and the Soviet Union.
<em>The Iran-Contra affair</em> was a political scandal in the United States that occurred during the second term of Reagan's presidency. Arms were secretly sold to Iran and the profits obtained from the sale went to support the Contras in Nicaragua.
<em>In Nicaragua</em>, young Marxists known as Sandinistas took power and turned to the Soviet Union for support and advisers. Soviet Union and Cuba both backed the new Sadinistas government. Seeing it as a way to spread communism, the Reagan administration<em> backed the Contras</em> ( the opposition to the new government). The Contras rebels received financial and military support from the U.S., the rebels were also trained covertly by the CIA. The money for the Contras came from illegal arms sales to Iran. The funding of the Contras had been prohibited by the Congress.
<em>The official justification for the arms shipment to Iran</em> was to pay for the release of seven American hostages in Lebanon. Iran was the subject of arms embargo and any arms sales were prohibited. It turned out that the sales started even before any hostages were taken. Iran was involved in a war with Iraq and the United States feared that it would fall under the Soviet Union's influence, as the Soviet Union supported Iraq in that war.
The answers are: 1. A 2. D 3. A
Answer:
Agriculture, revolts, and trade.
Explanation:
Aksum's agriculture began to collapse because of the cutting down of trees and irregular rainfall which eroded the soil. Revolts were also taking place, especially from the North.
