"in mid-2007, venezuelan president hugo chavez fined and arrested news journalists who were critical of his government. later that year he ordered history books re-written to include thoughts and interpretations that met with his approval." this passage is an example of chavez' power as a) an author. b) a democrat. c) an autocrat. d) a legislator.

The correct answer is C. An autocrat.

Explanation

Autocracy is a type of government whose highest law is the will of a single individual. In an autocracy, a person holds all the power. This term can also be used when referring to a group of subjects who exercise power without limitations or regulations. According to the foregoing, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, when he manipulated the history books with thoughts that were from his line of thought and confronted journalists who criticized his government by taking them to jail and fining them, acted autocratically due to who wielded all power without limits. So, the correct answer is C. An autocrat.

the captain of a steam ship naturally chooses the shortest route to his destination. since a sailing ship is usually pushed by winds and currents, its captain must find a route where the wind will probably blow in the right direction. tacking, i.e. using contrary wind to pull (sic) the sails, was always possible but wasted time because of the zigzagging required, and this would significantly delay long voyages. the early european explorers were not only looking for new lands. they also had to discover the pattern of winds and currents that would carry them where they wanted to go. during the age of sail winds and currents determined trade routes and therefore influenced european imperialism and modern political geography. for an outline to the main wind systems see global wind patterns.

pilotage or cabotage, in one sense, is the art of sailing along the coast using known landmarks. navigation, in one sense, is the art of sailing long distances out of sight of land.[1] although the polynesians were able to sail the pacific (with great difficulty) and people regularly sailed north and south across the mediterranean, before the time of columbus nearly all sailing was coastal pilotage

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increases in demand are shown by a shift to the right in the demand curve. this could be caused by a number of factors, including a rise in income, a rise in the price of a substitute or a fall in the price of a complement.

which the answer is:

b