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A society in which power is wielded by those who deserve it, based on their talents, industry, and success in competition rather than through membership of a certain social class or possession of wealth is referred to as a(an)
 
  a. meritocracy.
  b. aristocracy.
  c. oligarchy.
  d. monarchy.
  e. plutocracy.

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The Seventeenth Amendment, ratified in 1913, instituted
 
  a. direct popular election of U.S. Senators.
  b. the prohibition of alcoholic beverages.
  c. the federal income tax.
  d. None of the above is true.


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