Approximately how many patronage positions are there in the national government?

“Political violence or the threat of violence by groups or individuals who deliberately target civilians or noncombatants in order to influence the behavior and actions of targeted publics and governments” is a definition of

a. genocide b. political violence c. terrorism d. absolute repression

The hard-liners will _________ violence when they see progress between the government and the moderates.

a. start using b. decrease c. denounce d. escalate