In Plato's Gradations of Happiness in The Republic and the Human Soul he ranks democracies as the second worst form of government. Which type of political system is ranked lower than democracies by Plato?
a. One ruled by an aristocracy
b. One ruled by a monarchy
c. One ruled by an oligarchy
d. One ruled by a tyrant
e. One ruled by a timocracy
d
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A. Belgium B. Italy C. United States D. Sweden E. New Zealand
The typology of leadership styles identifies an opportunist leader as someone who
a. Does not like to bargain and negotiate with others b. Does not respect the constraints of the system within which he operates c. Is completely closed to receiving new information d. Is not very cautious when formulating foreign policy initiatives e. Is open to new information
Super PACs first became an important factor in national elections in
A. 1972. B. 2012. C. 1980. D. 1988. E. 2000.
The practice of multinational corporations, owned and controlled by powerful forces in the developed North, taking unfair advantage of the poor, developing countries of the South is often referred to by some scholars as ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).