The Legislative branch makes the laws. The laws are written, discussed and voted on in Congress. There are 100 senators in the Senate, two from each state.
They wanted to spread communist ideas and rule. With more countries being communist they could have more power.
Finance minister Jean Baptiste Colbert helped to make France the wealthiest state in Europe by imposing merchantilist policies to bolster the economy. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the fourth option or option "D". He was the finance minister of Louis XIV.