This is true, not having a navy has shown itself to be a weakness of many nations/civilizations in the past. And there are also good reasons why this is so. Not having a navy strongly impacts a civilizations ability to maneuver around certain points and go around them. It also limits the ability to trade with other natons. Not to mention the additional value of having the firepower of ships (those that had cannons later on at least).
"<span>(c)the ability of citizens to vote" is the best answer but this is very misleading. A referendum is when the citizens vote directly on a specific issue of policy. It's not their ability to vote for mayors, legislators, etc.</span>
they are horrified to see a huge pit where babies are being burned, and another for adults.
The term "Red Summer" was coined by civil rights activist and author James Weldon Johnson, who had been employed as a field secretary by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) since 1916.