An actor is said to be ______ if he possesses a complete and transitive preference ordering over a set of outcomes.

When voters support professional office holders, they are also supporting __________

a. democracy b. proficiency c. careerism d. expertise

Brazil's economy under Portuguese colonialism was centered on __________, which led to the importing of __________

a. gold; skilled European miners b. oil; foreign capital c. coffee; agricultural workers from Mexico d. sugar; slaves