The money and goods involved in a marriage are called <u>dowry</u>. The basic purpose of a dowry has been to bring some protection for the wife against violence and abuse by her husband and his family. Also, the dowry may serve to help the new couple to establish a home. This was more common in societies where the marriage of very young people has been arranged. Also, a dowry provides the wife with the resources in case of her man's death.
In the Middle Ages, the dowry had the function to enhance the value of a woman for marriage and increase power and wealth of great families. Dowries virtually disappeared in Europe in the XIX and XX century.
(births/1,000 person's/year) stands at 20.05 this means there's about 20 babies born each year for every 1,000 people.
The correct answer is: Voters have a wider choice of candidates and ideas.
In a bi party system there are only 2 options which in general have a very narrow ideology and therefore divide a country. As a voter you may not feel identified with any of them. When more parties participate, different ideologies are represented and those voters have a greater probability to find one that suits them. Also they have more chance that their ideas are represented in Congress.
The answer is Kennedy
Kennedy approved the backing of the South Vietnamese in their Civil War.
