Hello, Sorry for answering late... I'm busy.
This should be B or A. I rather go with A..
During the late 19th century, urban political "machines" and those that ran them sought to get certain political candidates elected to office--often by using brides and other illegal methods.
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The only relatively recent ones (Post World War II) are the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Jordan may also be considered, but that was more of a name change.
B. across the north part of the state