Q: Compare the centralized power of the Soviet Union with the contemporary Russian Federation, in terms of the control of territory.
Which of the following statements does the information in the map best
support?

A: Russia is an ethnically diverse regions with many subnational units.

B: Russia is a multi state nation made up of numerous sovereign independent entities.

C: Russia used to control fifteen additional republics that regain their independence in 1990.

D: Russia is a global power with concentrated power in East Asia.

E: Russia’s autonomous regions illustrate a strategy to counter the difficulty in governing such a large area from a single centralized location.

Considering "civil disobedience," which best describes how thoreau and martin luther king, jr. both felt about acts of civil disobedience? a. they both believed that acts of peaceful political protest would not affect or alter the law. b. they both believed that people should go against certain laws because government is a flawed concept. c. they both believed that individuals have the right and the responsibility to protest unjust laws. d. they both believed that breaking the law is an unjust action that deserves punishment. answer is c.

An employee of the state government always received his state paycheck on the last workday of the month. the employee was not a good money manager, and just barely managed to make it from paycheck to paycheck each month. on the second to the last workday of the month, the employee had $45 in his checking account, and, needing to buy a birthday gift for his sister, he wrote a check to a gift boutique for $100. he knew that he would be receiving his paycheck the next day, so he could deposit the paycheck before the check would be sent to the bank. however, unbeknownst to the employee, the state legislature was having a budget impasse. because the state constitution prohibited any deficit spending, state employees were not paid as usual. without a paycheck to deposit, the check written to the gift boutique was returned for insufficient funds. the merchant complained to the police, who arrested the employee and charged him under a statute that prohibited "issuing a check knowing that it is drawn against insufficient funds, with intent to defraud the payee of the check."what should be the outcome of the employee's prosecution? a not guilty, because the employee intended to deposit his paycheck the next day. b not guilty, because it was reasonable for the employee to expect that he would receive his paycheck as usual. c guilty, because the employee knew when he wrote the check that he did not have sufficient funds in his account to honor it. d guilty, because reliance on a future source of income does not vitiate the employee's violation of the statute when he wrote the check.

Identify why the western ports were important to the united states.