Which country became involved in the korean war to stop the spread of communism?
the soviet union
china
the united states
japan

The correct answer is: "the United States".

The Korean War was fought from 1950 to 1953 between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, whose principal ally was the United States.

This war was embodied in the Cold War conflict, between the Eastern and Western blocs of countries, leaded by the URSS and the US respectively. The URSS was the main communist power while the US was the most powerful capitalist state, and they were confronted and aimed to impose their form of state organization all over the world.

in the united states, the president is controlled by the

constitution, and in all respects subordinate to it. insofar

as it deals with presidential power, however, the american

constitution has proved to be a highly malleable document.

with very few exceptions,' the constitutional provisions relating to the president have not been changed at all since

they were ratified in 1787. but in the late twentieth century, those provisions do not mean what they meant in

1787. the constitution is a legal document, and it is enforced judicially; but its meaning was hardly fixed when it

was ratified. in particular, the contemporary president has

far broader powers than the original constitution contemplated. it is remarkable but true that large-scale changes in

the authority of the president have been brought about

without changes in the constitutional text, but nevertheless

without significant illegality.

this is a paradox. is it not clear that constitutional

changes, if not textual, are illegal? the paradox has considerable relevance to our current thinking about the presidency in particular and about constitutionalism in general.

perhaps the framers of the american constitution feared

legislative power most of all; 2 but from well-known events

in the twentieth century, it is possible to conclude that it is

presidential power that holds out the greatest risks to both

liberty and democracy. the president is by far the most visible leader in the nation; he is often the only person in government with a national constituency. moreover, he is

the new jersey plan most resembles the articles of confederation.