The theory underlying modern democracies was developed to challenge the idea that
a. those of royal birth have absolute authority to rule. b.the people as a whole are the sole source of political power. c.the head of a family, clan, or tribe has the natural right to govern. d.the strongest person or group has the right to control others by force.

answer: the x is q

explanation:

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congress has authority over financial and budgetary matters, through the enumerated power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the united states. the constitution also grants congress exclusively the power to appropriate funds.

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