What effect did the development of plantations have on colonized societies?
What will be an ideal response?
Plantations were created by converting and reorganizing resources so that colonists could reap profit. Plantations diverted production from local to foreign demand, used the best infrastructure (such as land or water) for commercial purposes, and forced the peasantry onto inadequate land or into slave-like labor conditions. As a result, many colonized societies lost the capacity to feed themselves, and most of their local enterprise and production activity has been forced into the informal sector.
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If a government denies the right to vote to members of a certain race, which principle of democracy does it violate?
a. Popular consultation b. Political equality c. Tolerance d. All of the above are true.
Which of the following is NOT a recent success of the gay and lesbian rights movement in America?
A) Barack Obama became the first sitting president to say he supported same-sex marriage. B) Gays and lesbians may now serve openly in the U.S. military. C) Five openly gay members serve in the U. S. House of Representatives and one in the U. S. Senate (113th Congress). D) In 2008 California voters became the first in the nation to reject a ballot initiative that banned same-sex marriage. E) In 2003 the highest court in Massachusetts ruled that same-sex couples in that state had a state constitutional right to wed.
A coalition government is a situation in which
A. two or more non-majority parties pool their seats to form a majority in the legislature. B. a government has the support of a majority of the legislature. C. political parties have voted not to approve a legislative proposal. D. legislative parties are unable to decide on a leader.
If the court decides a case without oral argument, it will issue a ruling with an unsigned written opinion. What is the correct term for such an opinion?
a. majority opinion b. per curiam opinion c. dissenting opinion d. amicus curiae opinion e. concurring opinion