An indicator of a democracy's consolidation is
a. the adoption of a new constitution.
b. peaceful transfer of power through elections.
c. maintaining control while loosening some restraints over people's daily lives.
d. when the population perceives the old democratic government as very corrupt.
e. opposition leaders successfully organizing unconventional mass participation in resistance to the existing non-democracy.
B
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a. Iran b. Britain c. India d. Nigeria e. Brazil
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A) It intended to reach a peaceful settlement with the British Parliament. B) It intended to impose taxes on Native Americans. C) It decided that the colonies should send a petition to King George III to explain their grievances. D) It named Thomas Jefferson as its commander in chief. E) It was convened with the primary intention of declaring war on Britain.
Who was the naturalist who anticipated Darwin's discovery?
A) Wallace B) Ptolemy C) Goodall D) Thales
One implication of the assumption of rationality is that __________.
A. states are unitary actors that can think about their actions coherently and make choices B. while a state can identify its interests, putting priorities on them is nearly impossible C. states are very rarely capable of performing a cost-benefit analysis on actions D. states' decisions always have beneficial consequences