The correct answer in this case would be militarism (b). The reason why this is the correct answer because a nation's tendency to expand its armed forces and acquire new and better weapons is also exactly that - militarism.
Other answers here wouldn't be correct because they have different meanings. The only thing that would come close is imperialism which has some similarities but is used in different contexts.
Answer:
States' Rights refers To the struggle between the federal government and individual states over political power. In the Civil War era, this struggle focused heavily on the institution of slavery and whether the federal government had the right to regulate or even abolish slavery within an individual state.
Explanation:
The Civil War is believed by most to be caused because of the issue of slavery. ... States' rights were simply a convenient political debate to fit the slavery argument into. The American Civil War was, ultimately, about one thing: slavery. However, other issues found their way into the debate as well.
The answer would be C, that, yes, it was an example of a limited monarch in England and explained that the monarch should not have unrestricted powers. The Magna Carta established that no one, not even the king, was above the law, and also established the right for accused criminals to have a fair trial, a right which would ultimately be included by the Framers in the Constitution.