15. how did the potlatch the societies of the northwest?

a.) by attending potlatch, members of neighboring tribes were guaranteed safety from invaders.

b.) during the potlatch ceremony, goods were brought to one ruler, who unified the tribes.

c.) the potlatch ceremony was created as a way to welcome new tribes into the existing nation.

d.) in the potlatch ceremony, wealth was redistributed, creating balance within the tribes.

The tower commission, appointed by president reagan in 1987 to investigate how the iran-contra affair had happened, concluded that most of the blame lay with a. president reagan himself, for careless management of his subordinates b. congress, for poorly drawn legislation that failed to define carefully the role of the president's national security council c. the american people, for failing to pay attention to the conduct of international affairs d. the federal courts, for having allowed excessive power to flow to the executive branch