The author of the biography and their political viewa
That would be Salt Lake City so A)
It be the first passage that people mentioned it to children by saying"children pitching pennies" and stuff that"kicks and cuffs are their daily diet". Also, pollution is touched in this passage as it mentions "summer stenches" which are bad for poeple
Georgia is South-East of California, more specifically about 2,500 miles away.
A federal government, or a federation, is a government in which a central power oversees the activities of smaller powers (usually states) within the system, and is responsible for the macro elements of the state such as foreign affairs.