Answer:
Henry Clay transformed the Speaker of the House into a position of power.
Explanation:
"The reason why Britain didn’t declare war on the Soviet Union is an
intriguing one. Unknown to the general public there was a ‘secret
protocol’ to the 1939 Anglo-Polish treaty that specifically limited the
British obligation to protect Poland to ‘aggression’ from Germany" http://www.historyextra.com/qa/why-did-britain-and-france-not-declare-war-soviet-union-when-red-army...
A - the citizens elect people to represent them in government.
In a republic the power is held by the people or who they elect - not a monarch (king) or small group of people, or even parole.