They gave the power to the people because they were fearful that if they had 1 leader(king, queen, or president) then the US would become much like Britain in which they had just broken free of. Hope this helps
It is the "tone and spirit" of Jefferson's writing that make the Declaration of Independence something more than a statement of political principles. To see this, compare Jefferson's words to those of another Virginian, George Mason, whose "Declaration of Rights" was adopted by the Virginia assembly on June 12, 1776, while Jefferson was still working on his first draft.
An interest group (also called an advocacy group, lobbying group,
pressure group, or special interest) is a group, however loosely or
tightly organized, that is determined to encourage or prevent changes in
public policy without trying to be elected.
So based off this knowledge, we can eliminate C. :)
I don't think it's A or B because they are more concerned with change
and advocacy than a "free time" thing.
So going with this definition, I'd go with D ;)
The correct answer is the following:
- The Decembrist Revolt, that occurred on December 25th of 1825 in St Petersburg was a dirrect effect of the people's discontent with the appointment of Nicholas I to the throne.
- The pogroms against Jews and persecution of other minorities were a direct consequence of the ethnic nationalistic policy introduced by Alexander III.
- The creation of the Duma and a Russian constitution was a consequence of a general strike that took part in most of Russia.