In many cases, the US would set up "puppet governments" to administer its new found territories, since many of these territories--such as Puerto Rico and the Philippines--were too far away for direct governance.
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The correct answer would be A. the Legislative Power of the 3 branches of the government.
Because the presidential power is held under the Executive Branch, the answers would not be b, c, or d since all of those powers are under the executive branch. The president is granted the power of the military under the first article of the US Constitution which states all the powers of the Executive.
The answer is the first one, crime statistics of youth in cities that have curfews. If crime rates are lower, the curfew most likely works.