Using infant mortality to measure a state's ability to meet ...

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Using infant mortality to measure a state's ability to meet
 
  the physical needs of its citizens reveals that:
  a. low infant mortality rates among weak states indicates they are the least capable of meeting their citizens' physical needs.
  b. low infant mortality rates among strong states indicates they are most capable of meeting their citizens' physical needs.
  c. high infant mortality rates among strong states suggests they are least capable of meeting their citizens' physical needs.
  d. high infant mortality rates among weak states indicates they are the most capable of meeting their citizens' physical needs.

Question 2

This chapter argues that strong states are better than weak
 
  states at meeting the needs of their citizens. How does data on a state's form of government support this hypothesis?
  a. Political systems in strong states are more authoritarian than in weak states.
  b. Political systems in strong states are more democratic than in weak states.
  c. Militaries in strong states have less power than in weak states.
  d. Strong states have bicameral legislatures, whereas weak states have unicameral legislatures.

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: c

Answer to Question 2

Answer: b