Who shall have the power to \"be commander in chief of the army and navy of the united states, and of the militia of the several states,\" according to the u. s. constitution? . the house of representatives. the supreme court. the u. s. president. the senate

The answer is the House of Representatives or the Congress

Stated from the U.S Constitution under Article 1 Section 8, the House of Representatives has the power to declare War, provide and maintain the Navy and to raise and support the army and to execute laws of the Union and repel invasion.

they were unable to pay their debts

the east coast has nothing to do with the dust bowl, the dust bowl killed a full year's worth of crops in seconds, and with the dust on the land, the land would be worthless.   furthermore the farmers couldn't  get  out of their houses due to the dust so when the bank came to collect money, farmers couldn't  pay it

i think u are supposed to write a long-essay answers to the long-essay questions