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What is a democracy?

Democracy is a system of government where the majority of a population elects representatives to govern the country. It literally means 'rule of the people', stemming from the Greek work 'demos' which means ...
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How do I use direct and indirect object pronouns in French?

Let’s start with direct object pronouns. First of all, what is a direct object? The direct object of a sentence is the thing directly affected by the verb. Usually it follows the verb straight away. For exam...
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Answered by Ruby K. • French tutor
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What is empirical formula and how is it worked out?

This is the lowest/simplest ratio of the molecule. For example propene has the formula C 3 H 6 - if we look a the subscript numbers (the ones down here!) we can see that smaller numbers are possible. It is i...
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What is Federalism?

Federalism was Madison's attempt to find a compromise between the Hamiltonains and Jeffersonians. They were the Founding Fathers of the US Constitution. The term Federalism means a vertical separation of pow...
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What is the difference between a scalar and a vector quantity?

A scalar quantity has magnitude only - for example distance.A vector has magnitude and direction - for example gravity (acceleration towards the centre of Earth).
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