Elected officials often indulge in the practice of patronage because they:
A) need money to pay national debts.
B) are beholden to the party members who put them in office.
C) are required to appoint Congress members from the members of the winning team.
D) prefer to be diplomatic in their approach.
E) are the de facto leaders of their political parties.
B
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a. the index relies on questionable indicators of development such as the extent to which a country has incorporated technology in its business enterprises b. the index judges development primarily on how well a country can provide military security for its population c. the index ignores important factors such as the degree to which rich-country trade policies encourage poor-country imports and the degree to which rich countries are open to migrants from poor countries d. the index relies on qualitative judgments to produce quantitative data, includes possibly inessential components, and may be based on a false premise
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false