How did Thebes become so powerful? A) by encouraging rigorous exercise

B) by building up a strong army

C) by joining forces with other powerful city-states

D) by conquering the surrounding city-states

Interest groups are protected by the first amendment guarantees of petition. and what other freedom?

Which statement best completes the diagram related to the supreme court’s procedures? a. a party in a lower-court case requests that the supreme court overturn the other court’s ruling in the case. b. federal judges nominate a small number of cases to be overturned by the supreme court. c. congress votes on which court cases should be reviewed by the supreme court. d. the president selects court cases involving new laws for the supreme court to review

6. why did louis xvi call a meeting of the estates-general in 1789? how long had it been since such a meeting had been called?