As the United States began to focus its attention toward the ______, the rights of ______ received less and less attention and protection.

Before the ratification of the Constitution, the United States was organized as a(n) __________

a. confederation b. direct democracy c. oligarchy – d. conglomeration

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was created

a. to protect Western Europe from Soviet invasion following World War II. b. to protect Japan from China following World War II. c. to defend the United States from a nuclear attack. d. to stop the spread of communism in South East Asia. e. as a way of combating terrorism after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.