According to the variant of modernization theory, why did England develop a limited form of government in early modern Europe, whereas France developed an absolutist and autocratic form of government?

A. England did not have a revolution, whereas France did.
B. The English king relied on his citizens more for revenue than the French king did.
C. The French king was involved in more wars than the English king.
D. The English king had to negotiate with a new type of economic elite, and the French king did not.

D. The English king had to negotiate with a new type of economic elite, and the French king did not.

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The _______rule allows Bob be charged for the bank robbery. Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.

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If a criminal law is too vague or is overbroad, then substantive due process rights are violated because such a law fails to give citizens fair notice of what is prohibited. What is another concern raised by vague criminal statutes?

a. They may permit police officers to act arbitrarily in the enforcement of the law. b. They may permit police to enforce the law in a discriminatory manner. c. Both A and B are true. d. None of the above is true.

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