I’m not sure if it’s correct but c) the nation as a whole, would probably be the best answer to go with.
( sorry if it’s wrong)
In case of a tie, the Constitution directed that the election be decided by the House of Representatives.
Giant dust storms swallowed the Great Plains. Yet as the crisis deepened, Herbert Hoover struggled to respond to the nation's problems. As a result of Hoover's failed response, in 1932 Americans would turn to a new leader and increased government intervention to stop the depression.
The way that domen take active roles in the early and middle 1800 was :
higher education
Before that, high paying jobs such doctors and lawyers had no women in it
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