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If An effect of transportation improvements on settlements was that?

an increase in accessibility often led to urbanization and population growth in previously rural areas. Improved transportation infrastructure, such as roads and railways, facilitated trade and mobility, attracting businesses and residents. This shift created economic opportunities and transformed local economies, while also leading to changes in land use and social dynamics within the settlements. Ultimately, transportation improvements acted as a catalyst for regional development and expansion.


How the framers intended to distribute power within the federal government?

The original intent was to divide the country down into smaller pieces that were easy to manage and to load the federal government with preponderant and unwieldy tools for dealing with small issues. The framers believed that local government was better handled and kept in check by local citizens, and through that representation they were better prepared for handling the larger federal government. A large part of this plan relied on the transportation and communications delays of the day, which are moot today.


Right of the state to limit federal government within a state?

states rights


What was the German population in 1913?

The official mid-year population for the German Empire within its then frontiers was 66,978,000. The area within today's Federal Republic contained roughly 51.5 million.


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Germany is a federal parliamentary republic, headed by the Federal Chancellor. Some political factors within its government are its anti-extremism policy and open civil society.

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Within 4 years of the most recent election.


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The Federal Railroad Administration within the Department of Transportation deals with safety issues surrounding the industry, rehabilitation of rail passenger services, consolidation of federal funding


Which president was responsible for assisting the creations of the Federal Bureau of Prisons?

the legislation was drafted, passed, and signed into law by president Herbert Hoover on may 1930, creatin the Federal Bureau of Prisons within the Department of justice


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national defense, foreign aid, education and transportation...(although I do not think its limited to just these categories...)


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