A they wanted to increase power
The answer is B so you better get this right. All the other answers are practically cow caca
If you were in a higher class within the social construct, you could pay $$ to eliminate your punishment. hammurabi justified his punishments by stating " an eye for an eye " meaning that if you committed a crime harsh enough, you were bound to receive the same type of treatment, since it's fair & square.
One major way president franklin D. Roosevelt's new deal tried to combat the effects of the great depression was by setting up public programs such as the Works Progress Administration, which put people to work.