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I believe the correct answer is C. Because the common characteristic of these mechanisms is that they all place more <u>power directly in the hands of voters, </u>as opposed to elected representatives. Direct democracy is therefore often seen as conflicting with representative democracy, in which voters elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf.
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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre, as it is now called, was the culmination of a gang war between arch rivals Al Capone and Bugs Moran. George Moran was a career criminal who ran the North Side gang in Chicago during the bootlegging era of the 1920s. He ordered that Moran's gang be destroyed.
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The answer is true. Also, the Fertile Crescent had rich soil. Hope this helps!