21. Which statement best illustrates the system of checks and balances? * A. The electoral college cast 435 votes for Woodrow Wilson in 1912.
B. President Harry Truman decided to remove General Douglas MacArthur as military
commander in Korea.
C. The Senate rejected President Ronald Reagan's nomination of Robert Bork to the
Supreme Court
D. Nancy Pelosi was elected as the first female Speaker of the House of Representatives
in 2007

C. The Senate rejected President Ronald Reagan's nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court

Explanation:

Given that Checks and balances is one of the principles of democratic government whereby each branch of government has the power to check the actions of the other. For example, the legislative branch of the government taking a decision that checks the actions of the executive. This is usually done to prevent the arbitrary use of power, thereby balancing the use of power.

Hence, in this case, the statement that best illustrates the system of checks and balances is "The Senate rejected President Ronald Reagan's nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court"

for the 2 countries u can do china and america because america has a democratic government while china has a communist government.

a democracy is a government run by the people either by directly voting or indirectly by electing representatives. an oligarchy is a government run by a few or a small group of people. a democracy and oligarchy are similar because both in an oligarchy and an indirect democracy, a small group of induvial determine the laws for a large group of people they are different because in an oligarchy it is easier to control and they do not have to answer to a large number of people in the country, unlike a democracy where they do have to answer to a large number of people an county that is a democracy would be the united states. a country that is an oligarchy would be the china.

sam houston basically made tx he fought for anrew lead troops in the battle of san jacinto and then became president and james polk