<span>Authoritarian rule is best characterized as rule in which the ruling person/party has indefinite political power, which basically means that they can do whatever they want, even be tyrants, without any repercussions. </span>
A.gold because most of it is imported from Africa ( the same to diamond)
A negative feature of a free market system is, it's unequal and some people do well while others do not.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Free market may give rise to monopolistic trade practices. A free market system is an economic system which is not controlled by the government. This means that fair trade practices may not be a part of this market system resulting in the development of monopoly of some traders while others may not do well and may need to exit the market.