The power to recognize foreign nations is best categorized as part of the role of head diplomat, although lots of this responsibility falls to the Secretary of State.
In statistics, the term linear model is used in different ways according to the context. The most common occurrence is in connection with regression models and the term is often taken as synonymous with linear regression model. However, the term is also used in time series analysis with a different meaning.
After WW1 lennin adopted this in Russia and soon after the countries around it did too
I think it's South Carolina