During the 2008 presidential campaign, the two leading candidates for the Democratic nomination were "an African American man and a former first lady" The former being Obama and the latter being Clinton.
The Ten-Percent Plan: Lincoln's blueprint for Reconstruction included the Ten-Percent Plan,which specified that a southern state could be readmitted into the Union once 10 percent of its voters (from the voter rolls for the election of 1860) swore an oath of allegiance to the Union.
The answer is A, C, and D
A. The bodies of water offered opportunities for easy travel - True, They have the Mediterranean and the Black sea
B. The location made it easier to defend the empire - Not true, no data to support it. Usually the empires that are easiest to defend are those that surrounded by mountains and hills
C. The location provided opportunities to trade with Europe, China , And Africa 0 True, Byzantium exactly located in the crossroad of Europe, Asia, And Africa
D.location provided the opportunity to control the movements all around the territory - True, Again they were located exactly in the middle of the crossroad between Asia, Europe, and Africa
The electoral college was formed for the people to vote, so I would say that it is a form of indirect democracy, because the people make the decision by voting but they do not make their decision directly.
By conserving the natural resources and replenishing the renewable ones and limiting the non-renewable ones.