Which Term Refers to a System of Government in Which

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which term refers to a system of government in which authority derives from the people?

• A) Theocracy
• B) Monarchy
• C) Oligarchy
• D) Democracy
• E) Patriarchy

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Definitions:

Consolidated Financial Statements

Financial statements that aggregate the financial information of a parent company and its subsidiaries as if they were a single entity.

Parent

A term used to refer to a company that owns more than half of another company, making the latter a subsidiary.

Subsidiary Companies

These are companies that are controlled by another company, known as the parent company, through ownership of more than half of their voting stock.

Stock Investments Account

An account that records the cost of stocks that have been purchased as investments by a company.