All of the following duties are responsibilities of county government officials except . A.

administering local, state, and federal elections
B.

regulating public service corporations
C.

maintaining rural roads and highways
D.

recording vital statistics, such as births and marriages

The persians landed in the plains near athens. as their army greatly outnumbered that of the greeks, the greeks hoped to find aid from nearby sparta. a long-distance runner named pheidippides was sent from athens to sparta to request , but the spartans were not able to send more soldiers at the time. regardless, the greeks were still able to win the battle. centuries later, legend developed that a runner had been sent from the battle to athens after the greek victory. after reaching athens, the runner proclaimed, "we are victorious! " and then fell to the ground and died. this legendary story is the inspiration for the modern long-distance runs that are performed today. this passage refers to the events of which battle during the persian wars? a. battle of thermopylae b. battle of salamis c. battle of plataea d. battle of marathon

Select the phrase that best describes "race."a. religiously distinct b. different species c. socially constructed d. factually accurate

Can someone me with these 2 questions? and tell me why it is the correct answer?