Are you asking when Texas become a state?
B <<<< answer.
That's the only way you can classify them. They were quite different. Sparta was a completely authoritarian type of government where defence of the state was what all citizens were loyal to. Athens on the other hand was a democratic more or less.
Terrorism becomes a major concern of U.S. foreign policy.
This diagram is a timeline about foreign policy. The first box gives the Cold War as a priority when it comes to U.S. foreign policy. The second box for the terrorist attacks on September 11th. The last box must be what happened next. Options A and B should be eliminated because they happened before September 11, 2005. D is the best answer because after the terrorist attacks the U.S. declared a war on terror.
The president could become a stronger bargainer with congress by increasing his popularity with the people. This is because the members of congress represent citizens and if citizens aren't happy then they're going to complain to their congressman and congresswomen. If they don't act on what their constituents want then they'll eventually be voted out of office for someone who will.