Which political regime is characterized by a ban on any activity that runs counter to executive power and is ruled by a monarch who passes power to successors through a hereditary line?
a. emergent democracies
b. communist regimes
c. military regimes
d. absolutist regimes
D
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Italian Americans are still subject to many lingering negative beliefs about them. 2. The Catholic Irish invented the big-city political machines. 3. By the turn of the century, the southern, Catholic Irish had begun to overcome the effects of prejudice and discrimination against them. 4. Efforts were made during their immigration to portray the Irish as a distinct "race," revealing biological differences from other white ethnics. 5. The dramatic success of the Irish in local politics soon translated to success in national politics.
According to the authors, perhaps what is even more surprising than the differences found in families from place to place are __________
a. the similarities across families b. the economic constraints across families c. the ethnic battles among families d. the conflicts among families
Lullabies and nursery rhymes often contain
A. fairies who save people. B. wolves who eat people. C. supernatural powers. D. themes of death and violence.
As of 2014, what percentage of Americans expressed a belief in God or a universal spirit?
a. 17% b. 39% c. 54% d. 86%