It was Jimmy Carter who failed to get many of his initiatives passed because he was a political outsider unfamiliar with the ways Congress works. Hope its the right answer
Mexico wouldn't negotiate.
Manifest Destiny.
Pacific Port.
There is many more but these are the ones I remember
C. Persia was a tiny country compared to the size of it empire
This may be the only remaining "matriarchy" in the world today, since this word describes a system of either official or unofficial government wherein women are superior to men. <span />
Low tariffs the whole idea behind mercantilism was to produce as many goods as you could internally