What is the basis of political organization in states?

A. Kinship and marriage
B. Segmentary lineage organization
C. Influence
D. Monopoly of force by a central authority
E. Egalitarian social organization


D. Monopoly of force by a central authority

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which of the following is the Panamanian partner of Cultural Survival, Inc.?

a. Agency for International Development b. Care for Children, International c. Alliance for Conservation and Development d. World Wildlife Fund e. Sierra Club

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According to the model of human evolution in Ember and Ember, the presumed common ancestor of apes and modern humans lived about _________ million years ago

a. 30 b. 15 c. 10 d. 6

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Same-sex sexual acts are punished by the death penalty in all of the following countries except:

a. Mauritania. b. Guatemala. c. Sudan. d. Saudi Arabia. e. Iran.

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