:Article III, Section II of the Constitution establishes the jurisdiction (legal ability to hear a case) of the Supreme Court. The Court has original jurisdiction (a case is tried before the Court) over certain cases, e.g., suits between two or more states and/or cases involving ambassadors and other public ministers.
The correct answer is C, as the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act affects lobbying in the United States as it prohibits lobbyists from giving gifts to legislators.
This law was sanctioned in 2007, during George W. Bush's administration, and, among other things, it prohibits lobbyists from giving gifts to members of Congress as a way to convince them to support their petitions.
Slide guitar is a form of technique linked with blues music. It was during the 20th century that this technique developed among blues musicians in the American South. There are also links of its origin to the diddley-bow from Africa. However, it was also almost the same time when the Hawaiian (steel) guitar—a style that emerged in the late 19th century but executed a similar slide technique—was gaining popularity on the mainland through Hawaiin concert tours. In conclusion, it is likely that both blues music and Hawaiian guitar paved their own way to become influential in the course of their early development.
The republican party was first led by Abraham Lincoln and was focused on abolishing slavery.
