The best option from the list in terms of the definition of aristocracy would be "<span>rule by a few individuals", but it really means rule by a small group of privileged individuals. </span>
I believe it was (C) John C. Calhoun.
It was Henry Clay who had drafted the Compromise of 1850 which had failed to pass due to the strong wave of opposition towards the compromise led by John C. Calhoun who was pro-slavery.
Answer:
The Palmer Raids were a series of raids conducted in November 1919 and January 1920 during the First Red Scare by the United States Department of Justice under the administration of President Woodrow Wilson to capture and arrest suspected leftists, mostly Italian immigrants and Eastern European immigrants
Explanation:
A democracy works under meeting and exercise the government in person, while a republic is the meeting and agreements of the citizens. They assemble and administrate to keep the discussion civil.