It was thought of as a hopeless fight, since the British had far more advanced military resources, and many did not know how to fight, since many were just farmers.
The Constitution explicitly assigns the president the power to sign or veto legislation, command the armed forces, ask for the written opinion of their Cabinet, convene or adjourn Congress, grant reprieves and pardons, and receive ambassadors.
it ensured that careers would be open on the basis of merit and not privileges of birth.
It did not guarantee women equal rights but confirmed the existing supremacy of men over women; women had fewer rights than children.
It didn't either enshrine individual rights or the security of the state- there was a balance
Absolutism was a very common form of government in Europe between the 16th and 19th centuries and defended the theory of the king's absolute power over the entire nation. The power of kings during the <u>Middle Ages </u>was considered limited compared to the absolutist period, as there was a lot of political fragmentation and the king's influence depended on a relationship of vassalage, in which the exchange of favors between kings and nobles guaranteed real power.
As modern nations were being structured, mainly England, France and Spain, and as trade resurfaced in Europe, a new social class emerged with great economic power: the bourgeoisie. For the bourgeoisie, the political and economic fragmentation that existed since the Middle Ages was not interesting, as it affected their business, mainly because of the differences in currency and taxes existing from one province to another (even in provinces of the same kingdom, there were these differences in currency and taxes).
The nobility, in turn, welcomed the concentration of power in the figure of the monarch as a way to guarantee control of the lands he owned. Thus, the concentration of power in the hands of the king was a demand from the rising bourgeoisie and also from the nobility.
1. The League of Nations lacked enforcement power. It did not have an army or navy at its disposal.
2. All of the answers are possible reasons for appeasement
3. The United States and The Soviet Union.
