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The war on Terror was a response to the 9/11 attack.
The answer is People vote for representatives who will make decision on their behalf. This method became the basis of modern democratic government that we use today. In our current system, the people could not directly vote for the regulations. But, the people had the power to appoint the person (representatives) that held their interest.
B, the invention of techniques for farming and animal herding