The US constitution differs from the Articles of Confederation because of the power that the federal government has. In the articles, each state acted as it's own country. They had the ability to command a military, declare war, and tax terrifs against other states. The constitution has the states act as subordinates to the federal government. They have the right to tax citizens, but their power and their ability to interact with other countries are strictly regulated through the federal government.
The correct answer is Singapore
Singapore is located on the left island of Malaysia at the southern tip as a very small country compared to Malaysia. It is nevertheless an independent parliamentary republic. Although there were some options to unite with Malaysia before through referendums, this didn't happen and Singapore was independent since it stopped being a colony.
Truman's loyalty plan was to ferret out Communist in every place in American Society, It included the media, government, and business. In the long run it was seen as the red scare. There was a Communist everywhere, and they where no tAmerican. lol I just learned that yesterday.
One piece of information that the geographer might be able to convey more clearly than the economic historian would be exactly how geographic features such as mountains and lakes influenced the rise of certain societies.