Answer:
- an increase in the power of local aristocrats to whom threatened populations turned for effective protection.
Explanation:
The Viking leader, Hálfdan, led the Viking army to a conquest of Mercia in 874 AD, organised a parcelling out of land among the Vikings in Northumbria in 876 AD, and in 878 AD moved south and forced most of the population of Wessex to submit.
The Vikings had conquered almost the whole of England.
The correct answer is "Elected leaders were capable of abusing their power."
For Lyndon B. Johnson, he abused the powers given to him in the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed by the United States Congress. His massive escalation in Vietnam despite the lack of US success shows how he abused his executive power.
For Richard Nixon, he tried to cover up a huge break in to the Democratic National Convention headquarters at the Watergate complex. He tried to use the excuse of "executive privilege" as a means to keep his recorded conversations from the American public.
Due to the Shay Rebellion, the Massachusetts legislature passed laws easing the economic conditions of debtors. The rebellion was formed because of excessive property taxes and penalties.