<span>The Federal Election Commission is an independent agency that was established by the 1974 amendments to the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 passed after President richard m. nixon resigned in the wake of the Watergate scandals, which included charges of abuse of power and Obstruction of Justice involving campaign contributions—set out financial rules governing campaigns for federal office. The FEC was designed to act both as a clearinghouse for information on federal campaign laws and as the enforcer of campaign laws.</span>
He was able to do it because he himself was a trained soldier
People and soldiers respected him for this since he knew what he was doing. Many Chinese leaders joined him and those that wouldn't would be conquered.
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