Why did the assyrians required conquered people to pay tribute?

Two of these describe "federalism." (choose two answers) select one or more: a. the national government absolutely controls all state governments. b. power is shared by the national and state governments. c. state governments exercise absolute power over the national government. d. it is a compromise meant to eliminate the disadvantages of a "unitary" and a "confederate" system.

Word does jefferson use in opening of the second paragraph that means "obvious? "

Which of the following explains why scarcity is a basic fact of life a. demand will always be greater than supply b. technology has not advanced far enough yet c. there will always be too many people on earth d. people cannot make good allocation decisions