Unlike the monarchy in a feudal system, the wealthy and powerful citizens who controlled italian city-states were more focused on
a. the overall well-being of the poorer citizens
b. social and moral issues within the city
c. protection and security measures for the city
d. economic activity and development

capitalism is an economic system that works around the concept of wealth creation in the pursuit of economic growth for the nation while mercantilism focuses on wealth accumulation through extraction of wealth which they believe is measured by the amwount of gold bollions that the nation has in its possession.

. to apply pressure and persuasion to keep party members in the chamber in line.