How did the government of the tang dynasty in china (618—907 ce) influence the development of japanese government?

a. the japanese ruling clan gave more power to local clans rulers.
b. japan divided its regions into districts resembling chinese provinces.
c. the japanese emperor became a figurehead much like the tang emperor.
d. chinese ideas of the divided monarch and centralized bureaucracy served as a model.

He seventeenth amendment to the us constitution calls for the direct election of all us senators. this means that the people of each state get to vote to decide who will be their two us senators. before this, the legislatures of each state chose the two us senators from that state with no direct involvement of the average voter. why would this amendment be considered a reform? how would it benefit the people? even today some people claim that the seventeenth amendment was a bad idea. what arguments could be made for reverting selection of us senators back to the state legislatures?

What did the u.s. want to build on the land acquired through the gadsden purchase?

What are contributions made by francis bacon