How was production different after the industrial revolution than it was
before?
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a. before the industrial revolution, workers controlled the means of
production. after the industrial revolution, governments controlled
the means of production,
b. before the industrial revolution, items were produced by factory
owners. after the industrial revolution, items were produced by
factory workers.
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c. before the industrial revolution, items were produced in cities,
after the industrial revolution, items were produced on farms.
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d. before the industrial revolution, items were produced one at a
time. after the industrial revolution, items were mass produced.
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in the united states, the president is controlled by the

constitution, and in all respects subordinate to it. insofar

as it deals with presidential power, however, the american

constitution has proved to be a highly malleable document.

with very few exceptions,' the constitutional provisions relating to the president have not been changed at all since

they were ratified in 1787. but in the late twentieth century, those provisions do not mean what they meant in

1787. the constitution is a legal document, and it is enforced judicially; but its meaning was hardly fixed when it

was ratified. in particular, the contemporary president has

far broader powers than the original constitution contemplated. it is remarkable but true that large-scale changes in

the authority of the president have been brought about

without changes in the constitutional text, but nevertheless

without significant illegality.

this is a paradox. is it not clear that constitutional

changes, if not textual, are illegal? the paradox has considerable relevance to our current thinking about the presidency in particular and about constitutionalism in general.

perhaps the framers of the american constitution feared

legislative power most of all; 2 but from well-known events

in the twentieth century, it is possible to conclude that it is

presidential power that holds out the greatest risks to both

liberty and democracy. the president is by far the most visible leader in the nation; he is often the only person in government with a national constituency. moreover, he is

b europeans take corn to africa. corn becomes an important crop there.