How do totalitarian regimes eliminate armed resistance?
A) They hold a monopoly on all weapons.
B) They attempt to pacify the people by encouraging peaceful protest.
C) They attempt to distract the people with entertainment and sports.
D) They ensure that the only weapons the people have access to are manual action.
A
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a. Relations with the federal government b. Structure and power of governmental institutions c. Suffrage and elections d. Bill of rights
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a. rational actor b. containment c. zero-sum game d. keeper of the balance e. deterrence
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A) that the "privileges and immunities" clause of the Fourteenth Amendment did not protect citizens from discriminatory actions by state governments. B) that separate facilities were acceptable as long as they were equal. C) that all forms of segregation are unconstitutional. D) that the literacy test is acceptable. E) that juries cannot be all of one race.