Rice was grown along the banks of the Yangtze River
I think the answer is residence or where one lives. Some people can afford to either buy a house
or have one made on a lot. Others rent
apartments. It is more advantageous to
own a house because it eliminates paying rent.
The main difference between both nations was their political views. America was and is a capitalist country and as we know has many freedoms. The Soviet Union on the other hand was a Communist country that gave no rights to its citizens. The United States wasn't happy with that. Also, after WWll, the U.S. provided aid to war torn European countries with the Marshall Plan but the Soviet Union hated this because they wanted to take over those countries.
The framers of the Constitution devised a system wherein no one branch of the Government would be able to dominate.
This means that, by design, each branch of the US Federal system is co-equal.
This ensures that before action is done on behalf of the people of the US by the Federal government, there are adequate safeguards to ensure that what is being done is done within the bounds of the Constitution.