Which of the following best explains the difference between an absolute monarchy and a republic?
a. an absolute monarchy is ruled by a single individual; a republic elects representatives to make decisions.
b. an absolute monarchy is run by many wealthy citizens; a republic is operated by a wealthy individual.
c. an absolute monarchy has a two-party system; a republic has a single-party system.
d. an absolute monarchy is ruled by a small group of citizens; a republic concentrates power in one individual.

Which statement best describes the relationship between the rule of law and democratic forms of government? o a. the rule of law ensures that leaders can only exercise the powers the people give them. b. the rule of law requires direct democracies to introduce representative government. o c. the rule of law allows elected officials to issue extremely harsh punishments for criminals. o d. the rule of law prevents democracies from growing too large to be efficiently governed.

The purpose of the comintern was a. to spy on anti-communist activity. b. to spread communism in other countries. c. to administer communist rule. d. to develop future communist leaders.

Read a report of the paris medical faculty from 1348 about the plague. we can say that the main cause of this pestilence was and is the configuration of the heavens. in 1345, at 1: 00 in the afternoon of march 20th, there was a major conjunction of three planets in the constellation of aquarius. this conjunction, along with others like it and the eclipse caused a deadly corruption of the air around us. what is the most likely reason this document would be important to a historian’s study of the black death? a) it shows the importance of astronomy in medicine today. b) it shows how medicine once differed in paris and london. c) it shows how the plague’s cause was interpreted in the past. d) it shows the desperation to find a cause of the black death.