Mental age of those with Down syndrome, on average, is considered to be---- years a. 8 b. 10 c. 5 d. 15
b. 10
Use the following excerpt to answer the question.
“The continuation of authority in one individual has frequently been the undoing of democratic governments. Repeated elections are essential in popular systems, because nothing is so dangerous as to permit a citizen to remain long in power. The people get used to obeying him and he gets used to commanding it, from which springs . . . tyranny.”
— Simón Bolívar, Address to the Congress of Angostura, 1819
Question
What point is Simón Bolívar making about democratic governments?
Responses
Democratic governments are doomed to fail because they give too much authority to one leader and don't allow elections.
Democratic governments are doomed to fail because they give too much authority to one leader and don't allow elections.
Democratic governments should not let the citizens have a voice in government for very long.
Democratic governments should not let the citizens have a voice in government for very long.
Democratic governments must choose new leaders frequently to keep power in the hands of the people and out of one person's hands for too long.
Democratic governments must choose new leaders frequently to keep power in the hands of the people and out of one person's hands for too long.
Democratic governments work fine as long as the citizens always obey all elected leaders.
Democratic governments must choose new leaders frequently to keep power in the hands of the people and out of one person's hands for too long.
Which of the following events eventually led to Brazil’s independence?
Responses
A Getúlio Vargas' overthrow of the governmentGetúlio Vargas' overthrow of the government
B the liberation of enslaved Afro-Braziliansthe liberation of enslaved Afro-Brazilians
C Simón Bolívar's uprisingSimón Bolívar's uprising
D Napoleon's invasion of Portugal
D Napoleon's invasion of Portugal
Within a century of the conquests in Latin America by Spain and Portugal, the native population had declined considerably from battle and disease. To offset this loss of labor, Spain and Portugal
Responses
A improved living conditions for the native populations.improved living conditions for the native populations.
B imported slaves from Africa.imported slaves from Africa.
C encouraged European immigration.encouraged European immigration.
D improved agriculture through new methods of farming.