2. What is a political party?
A a group of people who share common ideas about government
OB a group of people who hold meetings to discuss politics
C a group of people who seek to be elected to public office
OD a group of people who decide where to hold political events

For in this unit, you read about transitions of power and the formation of newly independent nations in africa, asia, the americas, and the middle east. some of these transitions were peaceful, while others caused long-term instability. why do you think some countries were more successful than others with political transitions? what do you think were the biggest challenges facing newly independent countries? would it have been possible for leaders to prevent these problems before they happened? why or why not?

This passage says that the government is necessary because . the passage states that checks and balances are needed to

What form of government is powers of states?