When democratic governments came into existence, tax and food riots and other forms of protest greatly diminished. why? citizens had less-disruptive ways to express themselves. a government safety net ensured basic needs were met. social scientists have been studying this phenomenon but do not have a conclusive answer. the wealth of citizens increased dramatically with democratic freedoms and liberty. none of these answers is correct?

In a response to public outcry over the internal revenue service's (irs) extent and abuse of power, the federal government has decided to disband the irs in favor of creating a new administrative agency to oversee taxation. as a business owner, what steps might you be able to take to ensure there are control's and limits to the agency's power? how does this compare with the controls available to branches of the government?

Mrs. walter’s husband died in 2016. she has not remarried and has maintained a home for herself and her dependent son, whom she can claim as a dependent. in the summer of 2018, the son was killed in an automobile accident. what is mrs. walter’s filing status for 2018

Voters commonly condemn politicians for being insincere, but politicians often must disguise their true feelings when they make public statements. if they expressed their honest views—about, say, their party's policies—then achieving politically necessary compromises would be much more difficult. clearly, the very insincerity that people decry shows that our government is functioning well. which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines this reasoning? (a) achieving political compromises is not all that is necessary for the proper functioning of a government. (b) some political compromises are not in the best long-term interest of the government. (c) voters often judge politicians by criteria other than the sincerity with which they express their views. (d) a political party's policies could turn out to be detrimental to the functioning of a government. (e) some of the public statements made by politicians about their party's policies could in fact be sincere.