Why does the author feel our modern government would be considered an oligarchy

Explanation:

The modern United States has also been described as an oligarchy because economic elites and organized groups representing special interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no independent influence.

two attacks

Explanation:

the the gulf of Tonkin incident complex naval event in the gulf of tonki off the coast of Vietnam that was presented to the US Congress on August 5th 1964 as two unprovoked attacks by North Vietnamese torpedo boats on the destroyer of madoks and Turner joy of the US 7th fleet