It means the most dominant nations in the world economic system
It wasn't that they couldn't pay, it was just like the Hati revolution in a way, they were being taxed by a government that was across the ocean, and provided no benefits to the colonist, like roads or public services. Except military of course.
During the early 1900s, the term "soviet" was initially the name for political organizations and governmental bodies associated with the Russian Revolution. "Soviet" means assembly or council, any governmental council. A number of organizations were called "soviet" in Russian history. Soviet forces were a coalition of workers' and soldiers' committees that called for the establishment of a socialist state in what was the Russian Empire.
The answer is A, checks and balances system. The power of courts determines what the government does, in accords with what the Constitution provides.