<span>The option that best explains how the Senate affects the powers of the President is that the Senate must approve many presidential actions. Whereas a president rules a country to some extent, the true ruler is the Senate, which sometimes has more powers than the President himself. They are the ones who must decide whether or not to agree with some decisions that the president makes, and whether or not to approve them.</span>
The stuff confiscated/plundered/looted/stolen in war is called the "Spoils" of war.
By 1600 England had two clusters of colonies.
