Immediately prior to passage of the Homeland Security Act, Governor Tom Ridge served as: two-term governor of Pennsylvania

White House advisor to President Bush on national security

Chairman of the National Governors’ Association of America

an executive of a major security company in the private sector

the group i'm selecting: greeks.

a first group of greek immigrants came to the us in the 1850s. the second group came to america starting in the 1890s due to economic opportunities they didn't have back in their home caused by the hardships of ottoman rule. greek immigration was 90% male, many of them expected to work and return to greece after earning enough capital, but ultimately had to remain in the us after the greek genocide.

the answer is b: an economic crisis throughout the country.

enhanced benefits or fringe benefits are supplementary additions employers offer to employees in addition to their wages. these benefits, both monetary and non-monetary are offered to boost employee morale. benefits

copernicus finished the first manuscript of his book, "de revolutionibus orbium coelestium" ("on the revolutions of the heavenly spheres") in 1532. in it, copernicus established that the planets orbited the sun rather than the earth. he laid out his model of the solar system and the path of the planets.