Which of the following has NOT increased the power of the executive branch over time? A) A national Crisis
B) The 22nd amendment
C) Bureaucratic rule making (I chose this one, and it was wrong)
D) Modern broadcast media technology

The 22nd Amendment

Explanation:

No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once

the factors that the economies of the muslim empires prosper were:

1- land trade routes-located between three continents  

2- sea trade routes

trade contributed to the spread of muslim empires, and with that islamic culture led to a growing feeling of internationalism resulted in the transfer of technology, science, and other cultural forms.

they produces sugar..

hope this , question was a little open ended