Which statement explains how economics have transformed authoritarian regimes in recent decades?
a. Growing economies have spurred democratic transitions.
b. Stagnating economies have spurred a return of totalitarianism.
c. Growing economies have solidified personalistic dictatorships.
d. Stagnating economies have produced successful democratic revolutions.
a
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The growth of national associations in the late nineteenth century is largely due to the contribution of which industry?
A) Government D) Telephone B) Interstate highway system E) Bureaucracy C) Railroads
Barbour and Wright characterize the range of ideological debate in the United States as ______.
A. unchanging since the time of the American Revolution B. wide, but shrinking as libertarians begin to fade from American politics C. relatively narrow compared to many other democracies D. narrower today than during the Cold War
The September 11 terrorist attacks exposed what new feature of terrorism?
a. Terrorists were more interested in spreading their religious message. b. There was a greater desire to create political theater, with a lot of people watching but few being killed. c. Terrorists were seeking not only to coerce changes in enemies' policies but also to kill many people. d. All of these are true.
One entity that has taken on an important role in promoting and investigating issues concerning human rights is NGOs
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false