What characterized the soviet state

A totalitarian political system with one-party rule, with no competitive democratic elections. The Soviet state was also characterized by a central command economy with no private property, no private companies and all major economic decisions were made by bureaucrats in charge of a planning system, and the state made all decisions on prices and allocation of resources in the economy.

Explanation:

        i'm fairly sure that the correct answers are 2 and 3.

        i used both my knowledge of world history and the process of elimination to obtain these answers. option 1 cannot be a possible selection because the mandate of heaven belongs to ancient chinese philosophical belief. option 4 sounds like it would benefit the region than detriment it. however, both 2 and 3 explain a potential reason for what could have contributed to the fall of the roman empire.

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