Which of the following nations calls itself a republic but lacks many of the characteristics of a real republic?

a.

china

b.

canada

c.

england

d.

the united states

select the best answer from the choices provided

a

b

c

d

When zhang qin went to explore west, he brought back stories of

In 1914, alabama produced 1.7 million bales of cotton, but three years later produced only 515,000, bales. meanwhile, in georgia, 5.2 million acres of land was dedicated for cotton production in 1914, but by 1923 there were just 2.6 million acres used for growing cotton. all of this was the result of the work of a tiny insect: the boll weevil. alabama and georgia first felt the effects of the boll weevil at different times. what would account for this difference in timing? a) the infestation moved from west to east. b) the infestation moved from east to west. c) georgia had better ways to deal with the problem. d) alabama was further from the insect's point of origin.

Ayne adair, a california resident, fell from the third tier of seats at wrigley field while she was attending a jimmy buffett concert held there to raise money for the victims of hurricane katrina in september 2005. she experienced paralyzing injuries and has hospital bills of $100,000 and the bills from her stay at the rehabilitation center total $76,000 so far. jayne feels that the railing on the third tier was weak and collapsed when she leaned on it. she wants to bring suit against the chicago cubs, the managers of wrigley field, and jimmy buffett and his manager. the cubs have their business offices in chicago, wrigley field is managed by a chicago company, and jimmy buffett lives in margaritaville, off-shore from the united states. which court would have jurisdiction over jayne's case? that is, where does she need to file her suit?