One reason that politicians from the middle belt have been less concerned with ethnic and religious issues is

a. the military has stronger control in the region.
b. no one religion or ethnicity dominates in that area.
c. the area was the focus of colonial rule by the British.
d. the capital, Lagos, is located there.
e. most of Nigeria's oil is found in the middle belt.

b

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3. In 1905, under the auspices of progressive reform, the Texas Democratic Party adopted the primary system to replace which of the following election processes?

a. party convention b. party caucus c. dual primary d. closed primary

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The country of Markonia is ruled by a corrupt military dictator. Ownership of all the valuable farmland and economic resources is held by members of the leader’s family and close advisors. Reform activists in Markonia have demanded free elections, which they believe they deserve, but they fear the ruler will hold only a rigged election that will return him to power. The general population’s resentment of the situation pushes them ever closer to initiatinga civil war. Explain how this situation relates to the theories of Ted Robert Gurr.

What will be an ideal response?

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