In the island country of Semanto, quarterly meetings are held at its Civic Centre grounds to discuss and decide upon important issues of the island. Every Semanto citizen participates in the governing assembly and votes on all major issues. Semanto is an example of a(n) _____.
A. totalitarian dictatorship
B. direct democracy
C. autocracy
D. monarchy
E. aristocracy
Answer: B
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B. Cooperate; Cooperate and Defect; Defect
C. Cooperate; Defect
D. Defect; Defect
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