Unlike britain, france, and russia, the united states
a. controlled large areas of china.
b. wanted to keep trade in china open.
c. had no interest in trade with china.
d. broke china into distinct spheres of influence.

answer; ///i do believe that the correct answer is (d); ///athens had a small population;

states

explanation:

as the old saying goes, all politics are local. state and federal governments affect our daily lives in numerous ways. yet, in our federal system, there is supposed to be a balance between federal and state power. as james madison envisioned it in federalist no. 51, “the power surrendered by the people” would be “divided between two distinct governments,” creating a balance of power that would enable the “different governments [to] control each other.”