By definition the difference between a confederation and a federation is that the membership of the member states in a confederation is voluntary, while the membership in a federation is not. Sometimes confederation is erroneously used in the place of federation. Hope this helps,
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A) A small number of wealthy people were responsible of praying for railroads
Each persons group of people can contribute, then that means that they can be blamed for each cause one brings into a country.
<u>"confirming that it is not an online source" </u>is wrong. The problem is not the fact the source is online, but if it's credible.
<u>"determining whether or not it is well-known" </u>well-known sources might still be wrong. Being known does not make something true.
<u>"d. determining whether it is a secondary source" </u>again, it has nothing at all to do with the validity of the source.
So the answer is:
b. checking its conclusions against other sources
The best way is to check the source and compare to different ones that talk about the same subject. Comparing different conclusions of different authors and seeing different points of view about the same thing is often the best way.