Political breakdown creates the conditions necessary for a small group of people, often __________, ...

Political breakdown creates the conditions necessary for a small group of people, often __________, to take over and create a __________.
 
  a. the political elite; police state
  b. the merchant class; new capitalist democracy
  c. the military; dictatorship
  d. the working class; Marxist revolution

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What is one common feature of the Japanese and U.S. constitutions?
 
  a. Both have a highly detailed list of civil liberties and civil rights.
  b. Both contain provisions that retain elements of monarchy.
  c. It is difficult for constitutional amendments to be passed in both countries.
  d. It is difficult for candidates to win a simple majority in both countries.

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By the seventeenth century, the British Parliament considered itself supreme in the area of __________.
 
  a. taxation
  b. warfare
  c. social welfare policy
  d. constitutional doctrine