The Dictator of a Small Country Has Been Removed and a New

question 2

Multiple Choice

The dictator of a small country has been removed and a new government is forming. Among the first task for the new country is the creation of the country's laws. Instead of the above scenarios, the new government institutes a policy that allows all adult citizens to vote for representatives who will make new laws and serve in government. This describes:

• A)the conflict paradigm.
• B)the consensus paradigm.
• C)the pluralist paradigm.
• D)the Marxist paradigm.

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Average Tax Rate

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