What branch approves cabinet and judicial appointees?

Experimented with communism before taking part in a number of civil rights and antiwar protest

Plz , ive been stuck on this forever. what action did president jefferson take to stop britain and france from seizing american merchant ships. a. he declared war on france. b. he called for increased tariffs on british and french goods. c. he called for embargo on all foreign trade. d. he declared war on britain.

What was a major failing of the united states under the articles of confederation?