What was the name of the American policy of preventing Soviet forces from expanding the territory they occupied?

The modern Iranian polity enjoys considerable historical legitimacy among its citizens because

A. there is general satisfaction with the application of Islamic law to social life. B. university graduates have many opportunities for jobs when they finish their training. C. the clerics have worked hard to please a majority of citizens in making the laws. D. Iran's borders and statehood were not a legacy of European colonialism.

Which of the following provides the framework for the modern understanding of political authority?

a. Empires b. Ethnicities c. Parties d. States