The use of modernization theory was pioneered by this author, who in 1978 wrote the sport history classic From Ritual to Record: The Nature of Modern Sports.
Allen Guttmann
Explanation:
Allen Guttmann born in October 1932 in the United States of America and died in Zimbabwe. He has written many books like From Ritual to Record, Sports Spectators, Games and Empires, Sports: The First Five Millennia and many more.
In his book From Ritual to Record, he has given a definition of sports by discussing the seven points of characterization of modern sports. This definition was based on such “modernization” model which was composed of secular, rational, and bureaucratic regulation.
Checks and balances were made so a branch couldn't abuse their power.
Explanation:
The President can "check" congress by vetoing a law congress passed. But congress can check the president by overriding the veto and still pass the law.
Secession was the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the union in 1860 that precipitated the American civil war. These 11 states were states in which slave holding was legal, they were majorly Southern states. They seceded after the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, and this led to the civil war.
