It rests with the states
It is a responsibility of the states to organize elections either for presidents or for those in the congress and it is their duty to ensure that the elections go smoothly and without any affairs or cheating. The states vary in how they conduct the elections, but most do it under the same pattern while following rules found in the constitution.
The correct answer is to keep a military that is purely defensive in nature so D should be your answer.
The Constitution created a government structure known as a Constitutional republic.
A constitutional republic refers to when a country has a set of national laws found within a constitution. Along with this, a constitutional republic allows for citizen participation in the government (through voting) and a system where there is a separation of powers between different branches in the government. In this case, the US has this, as we have the US Constitution which outlines the power of the legislative, executive, and judicial branch.
Answer:
Simon Bolivar
Explanation:
Simon Bolivar led most of the independence campaigns in South America. The passage in the question is the statement of Bolivar how he sees the situation in South America after defeating Spanish rule. His help in getting victory first in his native country Venezuela where he was able to raise an army to fight for independence. Ecuador, Columbia, Bolivia, and Peru are some of the nations gained independence with Simon Bolivar's effort.
I think it's the first (A)