Which role does the legislative branch play in making public policy?
a. presenting new ideas to the public about environmental
protections
b. passing a new law loosening the embargo against cuba
c. determining whether a divorce law must be changed in a state
d. enforcing existing tax policy by auditing tax returns

answer: d

explanation:

lincoln presided over the union victory in the american civil war, which dominated his presidency. a former whig, lincoln ran on a political platform opposed to the expansion of slavery in the territories. his election served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the american civil war.

the conditions that made the byzantine empire vulnerable to attacks by the muslin turks were the sack of constantinople by western crusaders, the conquests of the sultanate of rum, presence of rival kingdoms and finally the set up of fiefdoms at the empire which were owned by the ghazis (turkish warriors).