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. ________ refers to regimes that manipulate the electoral process in various ways, without resorting to blatant vote-rigging.

a) Illiterate democracy correct incorrect

b) Imperfect democracy correct incorrect

c) Illegal democracy correct incorrect

d) Illiberal democracy correct incorrect

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. A defining characteristic of democracy is ________.

a) that rulers govern in the interests of the ruled correct incorrect

b) that rulers come from a wide range of social backgrounds correct incorrect

c) that rulers are directly accountable to the ruled on a regular basis correct incorrect

d) that the proceedings of the legislative body are televised correct incorrect

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. Direct democracy is the system in which ________.

a) citizens choose their representatives in free and fair elections correct incorrect

b) citizens are allowed to debate with their representatives in open public meetings correct incorrect

c) citizens represent themselves in the decision-making process correct incorrect

d) senior political leaders are known as "Directors" correct incorrect

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. Democracy originated in ________.

a) ancient Greece correct incorrect

b) the US after the American Revolution correct incorrect

c) France after the French Revolution correct incorrect

d) the UK, after the signing of Magna Carta correct incorrect

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. In democratic Athens, ________ were not allowed to participate in politics.

a) slaves correct incorrect

b) women correct incorrect

c) foreigners correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. Powerful theoretical backing for democracy was provided by ________.

a) John Locke correct incorrect

b) Thomas Hobbes correct incorrect

c) Edmund Burke correct incorrect

d) Jeremy Bentham correct incorrect

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. Joseph Schumpeter argued that ________.

a) the existence of elites is incompatible with democracy correct incorrect

b) democracy is meaningless with mass participation correct incorrect

c) the democratic process should be understood as a competition between rival elites correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. Deliberative democracy involves ________.

a) politicians consulting their ministerial colleagues before taking decisions correct incorrect

b) every major political decision being taken after a referendum correct incorrect

c) extensive public debate before politicians take decisions correct incorrect

d) citizens consulting family and friends before voting correct incorrect

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. The main argument of cosmopolitan democracy is that ________.

a) despite globalization, the nation state is as important as ever correct incorrect

b) only people who have travelled outside their country of birth should be allowed to vote correct incorrect

c) in the contemporary world, it is essential that global forces are brought under democratic control correct incorrect

d) all nation-states should be replaced by a single world government correct incorrect

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. The Great Law of the Six Nations is notable in the history of modern democracy because ________.

a) it ignores the role of women in society correct incorrect

b) it gives the right of recall to a confederate council correct incorrect

c) it embodies the ideals of women's suffrage and recall of elected officials correct incorrect

d) representatives of the Six Nations played an important role in the drafting of the American constitution correct incorrect

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. In ancient Athenian democracy, ________.

a) slaves, non-Athenian born, and women could not vote correct incorrect

b) a large number of people could not vote correct incorrect

c) the Athenian state exploited large numbers of people correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. Athenian democracy provided direct democracy to a small group and included ________.

a) regular rotation of office holders chosen by their peers, and jury service correct incorrect

b) regular jury duty and iTunes credit correct incorrect

c) fair, open elections correct incorrect

d) all of the above correct incorrect

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. One downside of deliberative democracy is ________.

a) it is a form of participatory democracy correct incorrect

b) it takes a lot of time correct incorrect

c) it is not about consensus correct incorrect

d) it is part of the Economic Theory of Democracy correct incorrect

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. Political obligation reflects the need to ________.

a) understand that democracy is synonymous with politics correct incorrect

b) fulfill obligations within the state of nature correct incorrect

c) join political organizations correct incorrect

d) obey the laws of the state correct incorrect

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. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms' six big changes are ________.

a) deliberative democracy, elite theory of voting, limiting police powers, civil society increases, women's rights, and increased Aboriginal rights correct incorrect

b) first-past-the-post electoral system, consociational democracy, limiting police powers, judicial activism, women's rights, and a free press correct incorrect

c) limiting police powers, women's reproductive rights, recognition of the LGBTQ community, linguistic rights for francophones outside Quebec, strengthened Aboriginal rights, and judicial activism correct incorrect

d) none of the above correct incorrect