In a representative democracy, ______ delegate authority to ______ in order to act on their behalf:

A. citizens; administrators
B. bureaucrats; citizens
C. principal; agents
D. principal; administrators


C. principal; agents

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________ refers to a nineteenth-century social movement demanding political and social rights for workers that engaged in peaceful mass protest

A. Chartist movement B. Labour movement C. Anarchist movement D. Civil Rights movement E. Socialist movement

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________ is the common term used for a relationship between government officials and business that is characterized by corruption and secretive favors

a. Capitalism b. Crony capitalism c. Kleptocracy d. Kleptocratic capitalism e. Corrupt kleptocracy

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Which recommendation(s) of the 2005 “High-Level Panel” appointed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan did member states agree to implement?

a. revision of the Human Rights Commission to exclude states that violate human rights b. an agreed-upon definition of terrorism c. a small Peacebuilding Commission and a modest new Human Rights Council d. clearer criteria for preemptive use of force and humanitarian intervention

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Which of these is the main goal of present-day terrorists?

a. To reduce the military power of aggressive nations b. To spark a sudden revolution within democratic societies c. To make political leaders afraid of being assassinated d. To prevent innocent people from feeling safe no matter where they are

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