Chapter 16 Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. The Renaissance was born in which of the following cities? a. Athens b. Rome c. Florence d. Pisa Answer: c 2. Cultural and political leadership for the early Renaissance was under the auspices of which of the following families? a. the Lombards b. the Medici c. the Visconti d. the Castiglione Answer: b 3. Which of the following events caused a climate of intellectual skepticism in middle-class men and women of the era? a. the Black
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Struggle for Democracy :Libya =========================== The Background: The history of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi spanned a period of over four decades from 1969 to 2011. Gaddafi became the de facto leader of the country on 1 September 1969 after leading a group of young Libyan military officers against King Idris I in a bloodless coup. The name of the country was changed several times during Gaddafi’s tenure as the leader
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Winston Churchill’s Quote on Democracy "Many forms of government have been tried and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all wise. Indeed‚ it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government‚ except for all the others that have been tried from time to time." - Winston Churchill‚ 1947. This quote represents the views of Winston Churchill‚ the former Prime Minister of Great Britain‚ not only on democracy‚ but on government as a whole
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While democracy in the Asia and Pacific has been growing rapidly‚ maturity of its democracy is still being questioned. Maturity of democracy is determined by high quality of democracy through where three main areas are in place including law enforcement‚ economic development and consolidated democratic institutions. The problem with third wave of democracy (Huntington‚ 1991) is that the change of political system from authoritarian to democracy does not automatically follow with the change in
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was established with the idea of democracy. It was meant to be ruled by the people with no leader with too much power. Democracy was introduced to have equality before the law. Throughout the history of Greece‚ many relationships and correlations were formed through democracy. Greek Democracy built relationships with the military needs and social class division of Greek City-States. In Greece‚ military needs were drastically changed through democracy. Before democracy‚ there was a greater power which
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT VALUERS ACCOUNTANTS’ REPORT LEGAL OPINION GENERAL INFORMATION DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION LIST OF STOCKBROKERS AND INVESTMENT BANKS ON THE NAIROBI STOCK EXCHANGE 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 4 5 8 23 32 35 37 46 48 5 54 87 89 95 97 Appendix I 23. CDS FORM 1. LIST OF CONTACTS ISSUER ISSUER : EQUITY BANK LIMITED Registered Head Office‚ NHIF Building 4th Floor‚ P.O. Box 7504-00200 NAIROBI Name / Title of Contact Persons Mr. James Njuguna Mwangi Chief Executive
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a Citizen in a Democracy A Democracy is a type of government that is for the people to choose their leaders and to hold their leaders accountable for their policies and their conduct in office. The people are the ones who decide what they want and who they want to represent them‚ usually by a majority vote. But who exactly are these people? We refer to them as citizens of where ever they are from. We are citizens of the United States of America and we also live in a democracy. As citizens in
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Although Democracy in the United States serves as a model for many other nations‚ it has many flaws that choke its true potential. Some authors‚ like Carl Schmitt would argue that from its outset‚ democracy in America is inherently flawed‚ while others like Thomas Jefferson believe that simple adjustments should be made for a more efficient democracy. It is important for the flaws and challenges that plague democracy in American democracy to be addressed‚ as there are many. It is particularly important
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own and a country needed an authority figure to provide direction and leadership. Therefore‚ he believed in monarchy- a government that gave all power to a king or queen. He said that democracy would never work because people were only interested in promoting their own self-interests. Despite this doubt of democracy‚ he believed that a contrasting group of representatives presenting the problems of the common person would prevent a king from being unfair and cruel. Hobbes originates the phrase ’Voice
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ALLAHABAD BANK About Allahabad Bank Allahabad Bank is one of the premier nationalized banks in India. It is also the oldest joint stock bank of India. It was incorporated by a group of Europeans at Allahabad on April 24‚ 1865. It was the time Indian economy had started shifting towards organized trade and business affairs. After some years in 1920‚ the P&O Bank brought Allahabad Bank and its headquarters at Kolkata. The Allahabad bank got an entirely new identity when it was nationalized in
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