Checks and balances create a mixture of powers that permits the three branches of government to __________ one another.

An iron triangle is a very weak relationship between two crucial actors in policy making

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Which of the following events made the societal rights emphasized by communism seem more attractive than the individual rights emphasized by democracy in many countries?

a. the emancipation of slaves b. the Holocaust c. the Great Depression d. the American Civil War