In a sense, the New Deal was progressive. Our Nation, along with most,
tend to become conservative with the passage of time. If you ask me, one
of the main reasons is that Old Wealth wants to stay current.
And opposition to the New Deal ? Some is fair and well-founded ; some is
just the bellow of ' John Birchers " weeping over ' my capital.'
During the Age of Absolutism, several European monarchs intensified the power of their authority by emphasizing their divine right to rule and A) centralizing their power.
European monarchs clearly undrstood how powerful can get the local regional rulers. Considering the fact that they had armies and could always plot against the crown, monarchs had to do everything to prevent this from happening and establish all sources of power in the capital.
The correct answer is B) The power to ratify changes to the Constitution.
The federal government is given the ability to tax citizens multiple times. This includes Article 1 Section 8 of the US Constitution and the 16th amendment (which establishes the federal income tax).
The power to regulate interstate commerce is also in Article 1 Section 8 of the US Constitution. This was further reinforced by the Supreme Court case Gibbons vs. Ogden.
The US Constitution also explicitly gives the right to sign treaties to the federal government.
This is why B can be the only correct answer.
Explanation:
Throughout Reconstruction, Southern whites felt threatened by legislation to provide rights for former slaves. The Civil Rights Bill of 1875 was the last rights bill passed by Congress during Reconstruction.
In all of them except for the department of state.
He wanted to deregulate all of the agencies and institutions except for the department of state because he believed that deregulation was necessary in order to reduce taxes and help people with the extra money. This however led to greater government expenditure and it came back to bite them in the era after Reagan.
