Anthropologist Marshall Sahlins argued that hunter-gather societies:

a. were not poor even though they had no material possessions
b. worked hard to establish themselves and attain material possessions
c. were severely underdeveloped and lacked basic needs
d. suffered extreme inequality within their groups

a. were not poor even though they had no material possessions

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Nongovernmental organizations are nonstate actors that engage in ________ relations, or relations outside the direct influence of national governments and international institutions.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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In acknowledging the dilemma inherent in group activity, James Madison

A. claimed that government could listen to all groups but should only enact policies that promote the interests of majority groups. B. worried that government would be overly dominated by groups, but recognized that a free society is obliged to permit the advocacy of self-interest. C. argued that the free-rider problem would hurt some groups more than others. D. argued that government must restrict the activities of groups, so that political parties could act as the major instrument of democracy. E. All of these answers are correct.

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