The attempts at rapid economic development by many countries such as Brazil __________
a. increased GNP and raised the standard of living for all of the country's citizens
b. gave the countries more control of international markets for commodities such as sugar and coffee
c. forced many subsistence farmers to leave their land to seek jobs in urban areas where most ended up in slums
d. have forced more and more people to abandon their farms and move onto communes
C
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A. part-time representatives B. transients C. full-time representatives D. citizen legislators
The procedure through which Congress establishes a program, defines its general purpose, devises procedures for its operation, specifies an agency for implementation, and indicates an approximate level of funding is known as which of the following?
a) appropriation process b) a federal mandate c) federal preemption of state authority d) authorization process e) implementation
Monarchies differ from military dictatorships because monarchies _____
a. generate broad popular support without major threats of force b. produce benefits that are broadly distributed throughout society c. are more likely to integrate the nation's security forces into the government d. rely more on loyalty derived from family connections than on direct organizational control
France bans the publication of polls close to election day
Indicate whether the statement is true or false