Government-owned corporations or agencies that promote or organize commercial activity in a particular sector and serve as sources of patronage or generators of government revenue are called
a. aberturas.
b. maquiladoras.
c. cietificos.
d. parastatals.
e. favelas.
d
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Substantive representation is said to occur when citizens are represented by elected officials from their same racial/ethnic background.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which statement explains why democracies tend to fail in poor countries?
a. Majorities in poor countries are fundamentally intolerant of other ethnic groups, and this is reinforced by poor educational standards. b. The income of politicians is too low for them to produce positive social change and governments themselves are poorly structured. c. Totalitarian government places a much lower cost burden on society, and poorer citizens tend to favor dictators for the order they can impose. d. Poor countries tend to lack a vibrant middle class, education levels are low, pluralism functions poorly, and people have yet to be shaped by markets that normalize behavior.
According to the text, the most important check on presidential war power is
A) ?the Supreme Court. B) ?the State Department. C) ?the governors. D) ?the Joint Chiefs of Staff. E) ?the control of Congress over the purse strings.