The answers are:
17.B
18.C
19.B
20.A
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In the prince, machiavelli argues that leaders maintain power through fear and cruelty.
<h3>What is power?</h3>
Power can be regarded as the authority as well as control that is been given to a particular person to rule or govern a state or a country as a whole.
Therefore according to prince, machiavelli most of those in power usually use fear and cruelty to maintain their power which is not good enough for humanity.
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The Articles of Confederation prevented the government from taxing, forming a defense, and provided no justice and law-making system. The Constitution formed a permission to tax and a tax regulation, allowed congress to form a defense system, and formed a bicameral legislative system. The Constitution also established the court systems and the supreme courts.