Both the sharecropping system and the crop-lien system were to often helped farmers become wealthy and
acquire more land.
often led to lower costs for farmers and
landowners.
Farmers after the
to buy supplies.
often led to debt for farmers and landowners.

Which statement best describes the relationship between the rule of law and democratic forms of government? o a. the rule of law ensures that leaders can only exercise the powers the people give them. b. the rule of law requires direct democracies to introduce representative government. o c. the rule of law allows elected officials to issue extremely harsh punishments for criminals. o d. the rule of law prevents democracies from growing too large to be efficiently governed.