According to the textbook, which of the following best describes our world today? a. it is a contradictory place, where some things are becoming more alike and others are becoming more divided. b. it is like a global village, where products and ideas move effortlessly between countries and cultural groups. c. it is like a bank, where some countries lend and others work towards higher levels of development steadily. d. it is like a multinational corporation, where some people are in charge and others work for them. e. it is a homogenous place, where culture is becoming increasingly similar and people understand each other better as human beings..

D. it's like a multinational corporation, where some people are in charge and others work for them, Plutocracy.

the united states constitution is the supreme law of the united states. the constitution, originally comprising seven articles, delineates the national frame of government. its first three articles embody the doctrine of the separation of powers, whereby the federal government is divided into three branches: the legislative, consisting of the bicameral congress; the executive, consisting of the president; and the judicial, consisting of the supreme court and other federal courts. articles four, five and six embody concepts of federalism, describing the rights and responsibilities of state governments, the states in relationship to the federal government, and the shared process of constitutional amendment. article seven establishes the procedure subsequently used by the thirteen states to ratify it. it is regarded as the oldest written and codified national constitution in force.