By the end of the Civil War and Reconstruction period, political party organizations in large cities were referred to as

As protests arose against authoritarian governments in North Africa and the Middle East in the spring of 2010, the movement that became known as the ______ began to spread.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

All of the following are true of democracy EXCEPT ______.

A. countries widely considered to be dictatorships have professed their disdain for democracy B. many acknowledged dictatorships make reference to “people” in their names C. democracy was once viewed as both dangerous and unstable D. Plato and Aristotle were the first to think systematically about different forms of regimes