Small racial, ethnic, or religious groups in the US a. Do not have a party which is dedicated to their interests. b. Don't have quotas for seats in the schools or government as they do in India. c. Do not have legislative representation as is the cases in other countries with proportional representation. d. All of these.

c. Do not have legislative representation as is the cases in other countries with proportional representation.

Explanation:

Proportional representation refers to an electoral structure wherein the number of votes that the members of the political party obtain at a given election determines the number of seats held by a specified political party in a legislative system. This electoral process is the principle of allocating seats in parliament so that they are proportionate to the votes cast. However, in the United States, the legislative representation falls under the subjugation of the candidate who receives the maximum number of votes.

in 342 bc j._c. egypt fell into the hands of the persians, under the reign of nectanebo ii

greek city-states unite in a revolt against the persian empire at the beginning of the fifth century bc. j.-c  

from the year 660 or 659 bc ad, cyrus preached the revolt against the medes to deliver the persians.

d. i assume the underlined word is "role." reformat if it isn't.

explanation:

role is closest to part because when replacing words, "playing a vital decision," "playing a vital activity," and "playing a vital dollar" don't make logical sense. the only meaningful choice is "playing a vital part."

this fits one of merriam-webster's definitions of role: "a function or part performed especially in a particular operation or process."