Unlike totalitarian governments, authoritarian governments usually
a) are run by hereditary rulers.
b) are run by a single individual.
c) contain bureaucracies that run independently of laws.
d) do not need to use the military to take or keep power.

Interest groups representing businesses and investors are often among the most successful lobbying groups for all of the following reasons, except a. such groups have the financial resources to mount sustained campaigns on their own behalf b. these groups' members contribute heavily to many legislators' campaigns and in so doing gain greater access to legislators c. these groups have often been in existence for decades, allowing them to both master the legislative system and develop close ties with legislators d. the members of these groups make up the majority of voters in many districts

What was the biggest difference between government in ancient athens and in ancient rome? rome was a direct democracy, and athens was not. athens allowed all citizens to vote, while rome was a republic. athens allowed women and slaves to vote, but rome did not. rome had a bicameral assembly, and athens did not.

One of the norms in the village was to meet at the town square on fridays for a community dinner and dance. the underlined word in the sentence above is best defined as a