A Major Tool Used by the PRI to Maintain Its

question 7

Multiple Choice

A major tool used by the PRI to maintain its decades-long hold on power was

• A) patron-client relationships.
• B) imprisoning the political opposition.
• C) banning opposition parties.
• D) suspending elections.

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Definitions:

Catabolism

The breakdown of complex molecules in living organisms to form simpler ones, together with the release of energy; destructive metabolism.

Small Intestine

A part of the gastrointestinal tract between the stomach and large intestine, where most of the end absorption of nutrients takes place.

Jejunum

The middle section of the small intestine in humans and most mammals, lying between the ileum and the duodenum.

Cecum

The first section of the large intestine, connected to the ileum and acting as a junction for intestinal contents moving from the small to the large intestine.