Official records do not help to understand social life of local community because a) beautifully written b) were influenced by officers wishes c) records were not preserved d) were written on bark leaves

b) were influenced by officers wishes

Explanation:

Official records do not help to understand social life of local community because they are usually influenced by officers in that jurisdiction.

The leaders of the communities or other political officers are usually involved in influencing a whole lot about their communities in order to ensure that they are not seen as being incompetent enough to bring reasonable and tangible achievements.

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answer: a federal government has final authority on interstate/inter provincial  and international affairs, a confederation is one where the central/national government or authority is governing body what does not have final say over the same matters. hopefully this and i will try again if you don't like this answer : )

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