After the passing of the Curtis Act, the Dawes Commission acted as a judicial tribunal with the authority to do all of the following except
A resolve land allotment disputes
B. determine citizenship of American Indian claims
C. arrest American Indians who passively resisted allotment
D. allot land to those unable or unwilling to choose

the answer is C) arrest American Indians who passively resisted allotment

Explanation:

then its a law the end

8 - (2a + 7) = a + 40     distribute/multiply - into (2a + 7)

8 - 2a - 7 = a + 40

1 - 2a = a + 40       add 2a on both sides

1 = 3a + 40         subtract 40 on both sides

-39 = 3a       divide 3 on both sides

-13 = a

[proof]

8 - (2a + 7) = a + 40

8 - (2(-13) + 7) = -13 + 40

8 - (-26 + 7) = 27

8 - (-19) = 27

8 + 19 = 27

27 = 27