Answer:
1) The act or process of withdrawing, especially from something hazardous, formidable, or unpleasant.
Explanation:
We can see by how it's used in the passage that it's used as a verb, not as a noun, so we can eliminate 2. There's no military forces here, and this dog isn't retiring, so I'd say your best bet is 1, since the dog is withdrawing/retreating from the whip.
Answer:
Dr. Naismith first planned to bring outdoor games inside, but outdoor games were too physical and cumbersome to bring inside
Explanation:
They divided the powers into three branches, legislative, executive, and judicial. So that in case one branch has too much power, they have the other branches to check them. All three branches has the same amount of powers but different kind of branch.
Answer:
Explanation:
It follows the same order so it is the first one.