Before independence, Spanish colonies were ruled by a and after independence most Spanish colonies were ruled by a . democracy; democracy
monarchy; monarchy
democracy; monarchy
monarchy; democracy

The first blank is Monarchy and the second blank is Democracy.

Explanation:

The first one is monarchy because that is a form of government people can be rulled by and it is It typically acts as a political-administrative organization and as a social group of nobility known as “court society.”  The second one is Democracy because is a system of government in which the citizens exercise power directly or elect representatives from among themselves to form a governing body, such as a parliament.

four sitting presidents have been assassinated while in office but the first was abraham lincoln,

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