I believe the answer is: constitution in Article I
The article I of the constitution directly state the power of the Congress along with its limitation. They specify that congress is the one that has the power to create the laws in united states and they have to be separated into two sections (the senates and the house of representatives)
C and D
Agriculture was very profitable for the southern states
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Climate conditions favored agriculture industries
The correct answer is B) rivalries between classes.
The other options of the question were A) defeat in the Punic Wars. C) a refusal to build a navy. D) the invasion of Muslim armies.
What was a factor in Rome transition from a republic to an empire was "rivalries between classes."
In 509 BCE, the Roman Republic had been founded, installing a representative democracy after many years of Etruscan rule. It was after Julius Caesar's death, that his nephew Augustus became the first Roman Emperor, and the Republic became a thing of the past. Many things changed but the differences and rivalries between classes remained.
He specifically spoke out against the Jim Crow laws