Which of the following is a basic tenet of representative democracy?
a. individuals should acquire power through competition for the people’s vote.
b. it is unreasonable to expect people to choose among competing leadership groups.
c. government officials should represent the true interests of their clients.
d. the middle class gains representation at the expense of the poor and minorities.
e. public elections should be held on every issue directly affecting the lives of voters.

Brainliestttme : ) why was the launch of sputnik in 1957 important? -most in the u.s. had not thought the soviets were capable of producing satellite technology. - it made clear that the u.s. space program was dominant. - most in the soviet union had not thought the u.s. was capable of launching manned aircraft. - it established the fact that a more dangerous hydrogen bomb could be created.

Match the vocabulary word with its meaning. 1. capitalism to change or improve something by correcting faults or removing abuses 2. chattel an economic system based on private ownership and competition motivated by profit 3. imperialism policy extending political, economic, or military rule over another 4. indentured an economic system where colonies supply goods to the mother country 5. mercantilism an agreement committing one person to be another's slave for a certain period of time 6. reform a type of slavery where the slave is the sole property of the master with no rights

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