Sam Houston’s greatest qualification for becoming the commander of the regular army was a.
his degree from the military institute West Point.
b.
his experience from fighting in the War of 1812.
c.
his leadership skills from being a US governor.
d.
his knowledge of how the Mexican army fought.

powers  are  denied  to the  national governmentin three distinct ways: some  powers, such as the  power  to levy duties on exports or prohibit the freedom of religion, speech, press, or assembly, are expressly  denied  to the  national government  in the  constitution.

the perimeter of a triangle is 69 cm. side a is 5 cm shorter than side b. side c is twice as long as side a. find the length of each side. i need to know how to do it in 2 equations.  

equations:

a = b-5

c = 2a

a + b + c = 69

they lost control of territory in the middle east, but preserved turkey's political independence.