Most likely C if not c it’s b
This is called a federal republic. The states have their own laws that apply to them. They also have a set of federal laws that apply to all members of a federation. The United States are a federal republic because the government is a federal and nation wide, but the states have their own powers too.
The Enlightenment included a range of ideas centered on reason as the primary source of authority and legitimacy—and came to advance ideals like liberty, progress, tolerance, fraternity, constitutional government and separation of church.It was aimed to bring a time period of clarity or aiming to understand what you couldn't explain.
I think the answer is the supreme court and the senate
What contributed to economic recovery in the South and Southwest after World War II was that they were (depending on the location where you mean South and Southwest) either in a good economic standing due to an industry that was able to boom again, and or receiving money from other nations which helped them rebuild.