Why are countries like Russia and Turkey considered nondemocratic, despite having some elements of democratic practices and institutions?
A. These countries did not actually liberalize.
B. The speed of liberalization has been slower than expected.
C. These countries liberalized, but then reversed course.
D. These countries began liberalization, but the process stopped.
C. These countries liberalized, but then reversed course.
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President Woodrow Wilson was a firm believer in the idea of self-determination for all people
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In the experiments discussed in Chapter 7, social scientists had subjects in a variety of countries play the “Ultimatum” and “Dictator” games. They found that
A. the experimental results matched the theoretical predictions of how purely self-interested actors would behave. B. the experimental results were similar across a wide range of industrialized democracies. C. the experimental results varied greatly across a range of small-scale societies. D. the scholars found all of the above to be true. E. the scholars found only (B) and (C) to be true.
Due to the difficulty to call snap elections and the constructive vote of no confidence, only ___________ time(s) has an entire government been replaced with a new one
a. one b. two c. three d. four e. five
What was the main reason Anti-Federalists distrusted a standing army?
a. They did not want to use tax money to support it. b. They did not think it was necessary. c. A standing army could be used against the people. d. It was too difficult to regulate command of a standing army. e. They feared that soldiers would always be quartered in citizens’ homes.