To escape country x's civil war and famine, families have begun slipping across the border to find a new place to live in country y. drawing on the terminology introduced in this chapter, country x is a country.

A Sending country.

Explanation:

When emigration occurs, the origin country is called the sending country (country X in the example) while the target country is the receiving country (Country Y).

Though war is an important reason for emigrants, other factors, such as critical economic crisis, high levels of insecurity or lack of employment are also among the most common factors for why people emigrate.

the allies overtook outlying islands to make access to japan easier.

the federal government of the united states was established by the constitution. us is a presidential republic. the president is head of state, head of government and of a two party legislative and electoral system. the supreme court balances the powers of the federal and the state government. yhe executive branch is headed by the oresident. there are two chambers of congress, the senate and the house of representatives. judicial power is exercised by the judicial branch (or judiciary), comprised of the supreme court and lower federal courts. the judiciary's function is to interpret the   constitution as well as the federal laws and regulations.