Tests of the relationship between level of democracy and
capabilities found that:
a. the most democratic countries scored better than the most authoritarian countries on physical well-being, informed decision-making, and safety.
b. the most democratic countries scored better than the most authoritarian countries on physical well-being, informed decision-making, but not safety.
c. there was a clear pattern of capabilities improving at each stage from most authoritarian, to semiauthoritarian, to semidemocracy, to most democratic.
d. there was a clear pattern in which both categories of democracies performed better than both categories of authoritarian systems on all three capabilities.
Answer: b
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