One way absolute monarchies are similar to dictatorships is that citizens under both systems of government typically can elect new leadership by voting in elections

must engage in revolution in order to achieve governmental change

can amend their constitutions by gathering signatures on petitions

have greater freedoms than citizens in democracies

Read the scenario. samira is a freshman basketball player who hopes to go to college on a basketball scholarship. she is offered the chance to play on her school’s varsity basketball team, which plays in tournaments during holiday breaks. samira usually spends her breaks working at the local hardware store. after careful consideration, samira decides to stay on the freshman basketball team and keep working over breaks. the fact that samira may miss out on a scholarship opportunity by staying on the freshman team illustrates-a cause.-minor consequences.-a trade off.-unexpected risk.