What are the key principles that define non-democratic governments?
What will be an ideal response?
• In a non-democracy, individuals and the groups in the society are subject to the hierarchical authority of the state and they lack the opportunity to hold the rulers accountable.
• The leadership selection and deselection in a non-democratic regime is done by a selectorate, a small subset of national population. The relationship between the selectorate and the leadership reflects reciprocal accountability, which means that the selectorate chooses and removes leadership, and the leadership also selects and removes members of the selectorate. Neither the selectorate nor the leaders possess definitive political authority.
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a. their parents b. their peers c. their neighbors d. their close friends
The 1993 motor voter legislation ________
a. allowed voters to register when they got their drivers' licenses b. had a large impact on voter turnout c. was struck down as unconstitutional d. assumed that people were less likely to vote if voter registration was made easier e. required people to register to vote when they turn 18