Is it just one answer or more than one??
Both of the governments have the power to collect taxes, build roads, borrow money, establish courts and create new laws, and many other powers which are not as relevant.
Context clue means other words in the story that helps the reader understand what the word means.
in this case, u need to find words in the story that helps the reader understand what the word "grabbed" means.
and I can't exactly give you the context clues because I don't have the story
A speech that includes information rather than just a statement of common knowledge. Like “potato chips are salty”
simile: a comparison using like or as
Metaphor: a comparison between two unlike things
Personification: making in inanimate object sound as if it were living "the trees whistled in the wind"