Religion (and other civic associations) provide an outlet for public opinion that is often critical of the nation-state.
<span>Outlawing religion doesn't work unless there are no other civic institutions such as unions, political parties, and local governments. </span>
<span>Religion is always the way to speak out against the nation-state even if the leaders are chosen by the state because the prayers of groups of men can be done without leaders.</span>
The major action that the United States government took to mobilize for World War I was to implement the draft, which allowed the federal government to force people into military service.
It is "C. the power to make treaties" that requires a 2/3 vote from the Senate, since the Founding Fathers wanted to ensure that the United States only made such treaties with reliable nations.
The Namib and Kalahari are the two deserts in Southern Africa.
