Cody's behavior is explained by the attitude of his strict parents.
In a rebellious act, Cody has the necessity of showing his parents that he is capable of taking his own decisions. He wants his parents to note that he is free and that he can act with some grade of responsibility.
That is his way to confront his parent's strictness and decisions.
Rebellious behavior often is the result of a complicated behavior of a child whose necessities or demands are not met. 
 
        
             
        
        
        
They would be owned by the people as a whole - the correct answer is B. 
An interesting fact: countries with communist or socialist systems often have the word"people's" in their name, for example;
"People's Republic of Poland"  - historical name until 1989
"People's Republic of China" - current name
        
             
        
        
        
A. Because that was the best way to find answers in that time period and even today