During his presidency, ulysses s. grant
a. cracked down on corruption in government
b. took part in a plan to steal profits from the union pacific railroad
c. gave high-level advisory posts to untrustworthy friends and acquaintances
d. refused to take a strong lead against southern resistance to reconstruction

Gave high-level advisory posts to untrustworthy friends and acquaintances.

        i'm fairly sure that the correct answers are 2 and 3.

        i used both my knowledge of world history and the process of elimination to obtain these answers. option 1 cannot be a possible selection because the mandate of heaven belongs to ancient chinese philosophical belief. option 4 sounds like it would benefit the region than detriment it. however, both 2 and 3 explain a potential reason for what could have contributed to the fall of the roman empire.

      hope this ! if i were you, i'd get a second opinion, because i haven't taken this course for a year. best of luck!

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this is a good question! i'll do some research and come back when i have the answer!