"D. an <span>openness to new ideas and experiences" is not an element of nationalism, since this would imply that people would be open to welcoming new cultures into their country, which is not the case.</span>
The full sentence is as follows:
To force a bill out of committee, A DISCHARGE petition must be signed by a majority of the representatives.
A discharge petition refers to a petition that is used in the house of representative to force a bill out of the committee unto the floor of the house for a vote. For the petition to be successful, 218 members of the house have to vote in its favor.
The answers would be as follows
a. The emperor threatens his neighbors to make them subdue to China
b. Mongolia
c. The Emperor wants to assert his suzerainty.
Explanation:
a. The emperor threatens his neighbors to make them subdue to China
The time of the medieval era was a difficult one for Chinese borders being constantly claimed by assailants so he wanted to assert his might on thee world.
b. Mongolia
The mongols were constantly invading China from North and the West and he is acknowledging that.
c. The Emperor wants to assert his suzerainty.
The emperor wanted the people to know that he was strong and would be able to deal proactively with border threats and look to expand the empire if provoked.
Supporters of the spoils system claimed it made government more efficient because like-minded individuals cooperated. Opponents claimed it made government <span>less efficient because it led to arguments. </span>
The supreme court case, <span>Plessy vs. Ferguson,</span> ruled that "separate was equal," but approximately sixty years later, Brown vs. Board of Education, overturned this ruling on the basis that "separate was not equal."