<span>The right to make and enforce laws is characteristic of a "sovereign" political unit, since in order to do this the power in question must be respected (either through acceptance or force) by the general population. </span>
i believe the best answer of all the choices is d. hope it helps ask if you have any more questions.
The correct answer is "exaggerated the truth about the event."
Very shortly after the USS Maine sunk, it was reported that the ship sunk due to an attack by the Spanish. The newspaper headlines blamed the Spanish completely and portrayed them as evil. Due to this propaganda, many American citizens supported the US getting involved in the affairs of Cuba and Spain. This would become known as the Spanish-American War.