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Why are political parties important? select all that apply. so a country's leadership can understand where the country is headed. issues can be debated on and decided with a party then offered to the public. a country is not subject to the whims of one person who maintains absolute power. stances on issues remain somewhat flexible and allows a country to change its mind about the direction it wants to go as they go through the voting process. a coalition government is as strong as a two party majority government.

Why do governments supply public goods and services instead of selling them to those people who use them

The persians landed in the plains near athens. as their army greatly outnumbered that of the greeks, the greeks hoped to find aid from nearby sparta. a long-distance runner named pheidippides was sent from athens to sparta to request , but the spartans were not able to send more soldiers at the time. regardless, the greeks were still able to win the battle. centuries later, legend developed that a runner had been sent from the battle to athens after the greek victory. after reaching athens, the runner proclaimed, "we are victorious! " and then fell to the ground and died. this legendary story is the inspiration for the modern long-distance runs that are performed today. this passage refers to the events of which battle during the persian wars? a. battle of thermopylae b. battle of salamis c. battle of plataea d. battle of marathon