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True or false
1 point
A regime has elections, courts, and a legislature. Does the mere presence of these institutions establish that it is democratic?
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02
Choose one
1 point
A country changes its governing rules and leadership, but its territory and enduring public institutions remain. Which concept refers to those enduring institutions and territory?
- A
The regime
- B
The state
- C
The legislature
- D
The political party
03
Written response
1 point
What is the process called through which political power becomes more open to public competition and accountability?
04
Fill in the blank
1 point
A country holds multiparty elections, but restrictions on opposition campaigning give incumbents a decisive advantage. This regime is an .
05
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1 point
In a democracy, what is a central role of political parties?
- A
Apply laws and review government action
- B
Scrutinize the executive and make laws
- C
Organize candidates, voters, and policy alternatives
- D
Establish territory and exercise all public authority
06
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1 point
Which features distinguish liberal democracy from a system defined only by meaningful competitive elections? Select all that apply.
- A
Civil and minority rights
- B
A single ruler who cannot be replaced through elections
- C
Equality before the law
- D
Legislative and judicial checks on executive authority
07
Written response
1 point
Citizens can replace leaders through meaningful, competitive, free, and fair multiparty elections, but protections for individual rights and checks on executive power remain weak. What regime type best fits?
08
True or false
1 point
Democratic backsliding can occur incrementally through changes framed as legal, rather than only through a sudden coup.
- A
True
- B
False
09
Fill in the blank
1 point
A country may hold competitive elections before its courts, rights protections, or civilian control over the military become .
10
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1 point
Citizens cannot choose either the chief executive or the legislature through meaningful multiparty elections. Which regime type best fits?
- A
Electoral democracy
- B
Closed autocracy
- C
Liberal democracy
- D
Electoral autocracy
11
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1 point
Which developments are warning signs of democratic backsliding when they form part of a broader pattern over time? Select all that apply.
- A
Courts become less independent and less able to check government action over time
- B
The government adopts one controversial policy while courts and legislatures retain their authority
- C
Legislative oversight is weakened so the executive faces fewer effective checks
- D
A single institutional dispute occurs without any broader change in competition or accountability
12
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1 point
Why can elections provide weaker accountability when freedom of expression is restricted?
- A
It ensures courts are independent.
- B
It makes legislatures unnecessary.
- C
It helps voters assess political alternatives.
- D
It guarantees that election results will constrain the executive.
13
Open ended
1 point
A country has held its first competitive election after authoritarian rule. Explain why this alone does not show that it has become a consolidated democracy, and identify factors that can shape whether its new political system endures.
14
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1 point
A country holds multiparty elections, but opposition candidates are frequently barred and independent media face restrictions that give incumbents a decisive advantage. Which regime type best describes this country?
- A
Closed autocracy
- B
Electoral autocracy
- C
Electoral democracy
- D
Liberal democracy
15
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1 point
A country changes its rules for political competition after a new government takes office, while its territory and enduring public institutions remain in place. Which distinction best explains what changed and what remained?
- A
The state is the current set of political rules, while the regime is the territory.
- B
The state and regime both refer only to the elected government.
- C
The state is the enduring institutions and territory through which public authority is exercised; the regime is the rules and practices governing political power.
- D
The regime is enduring, while the state changes whenever leaders change.
16
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1 point
Citizens can choose leaders in meaningful, free, fair, competitive multiparty elections, but protections for individual rights and checks on executive power remain weak. What is the most accurate conclusion?
- A
It may qualify as an electoral democracy, but the description does not establish that it is a liberal democracy.
- B
It must be a liberal democracy because its elections are competitive.
- C
It must be an electoral autocracy because individual rights are not fully protected.
- D
It is a closed autocracy because courts do not limit executive power.
17
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1 point
A country holds elections, but the government restricts free expression and the courts cannot act independently. Why might elections alone provide weak accountability?
- A
Elections make independent courts and free expression unnecessary.
- B
Courts can provide accountability even when they are not independent.
- C
A legislature is accountable whenever it formally exists, regardless of its ability to scrutinize the executive.
- D
Elections are less effective at supporting accountability when voters cannot freely assess alternatives or other institutions cannot check abuses.
18
True or false
1 point
True or false: Courts may protect rights or review government action, depending on their authority and independence.
- A
True
- B
False
19
Written response
1 point
What term names the set of rules and practices that determines who can gain political power, how power is exercised, and how rulers can be held accountable?
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Written response
1 point
What term describes gradual democratic erosion that moves a country toward authoritarian rule?