Why did General Douglas MacArthur struggle to hold the U. S. positions in the Philippines?

a.75,000 Allied soldiers surrendered to Japanese troops.

b. More than 7,000 American and Filipino troops died.

c. Japan took Guam, Wake Island, and Hong Kong.

d. MacArthur was forced to retreat to Corregidor Island.

B

Explanation:All the others are unrelated to the question

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.

once he became head of state in 1915, venustiano (his name was not victoriano) carranza was able to implement some of his ideas, such as the drafting and the promulgation of the mexican constitution of 1917, which is still the current constitution of that country.