Answer:
Fact: State Security clearance was required for government appointments
Statistics : 40% of Egyptians lived below the poverty line.
Explanation:
Revolution 2.0 is a chronological record of the uprising that occurred in Egypt in Jan 2011. The uprising led to the toppling of the then government led by Hosni Mubarak.
The fact used as evidence was that state security approval was sought and granted before anyone could hold any senior position in government or politics. The government achieved this by keeping a dossier - a record of activities- on everyone considered a threat or an activist, which was used to blackmail them in case they decided to raise a dissenting voice.
This control measure was used to ensure that no one in senior position of authority would had enough clout to lead a revolt or revolution.
The statistics was that 40% of Egyptians lived below the poverty line. Hence poverty was used as a weapon in oppressing and subjugating the people.
Answer:
D) She has nothing appropriate to wear to the formal ball.
Answer:
The idea stressed in the passage is:
C) the dismantling of an acquired state.
Explanation:
"The Prince" is a famous book by Machiavelli that explains his views on how to obtain and maintain power. In this particular excerpt, Machiavelli is defending the idea that dismantling an acquired state is necessary if the intention is to have power over it and keep it. He says, "The Romans, in order to hold Capua, Carthage, and Numantia, dismantled them, and did not lose them," using this fact as an example to prove his point. According to Machiavelli, when people belonging to the conquered state are used to having freedom, if you do not take that freedom away, they will use it to destroy you. Therefore, in order to stay in power, dismantling the conquered state is crucial.
