According to the ideational story, the outbreak of the Arab Spring will most likely result in the development of a pro-democracy movement in a country with a(n) _____

a. unstable economy
b. individualistic culture
c. ethnically homogenous population
d. high level of government corruption

Correct Answer: b

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Which of the following statements MOST accurately characterizes the motives behind the support that different Framers gave to the U.S. Constitution?

A. Most Framers acted out of a mixture of motives, with economic interests playing only a modest role. B. Those Framers who did not hold government debt but who did own slaves tended to support the U.S. Constitution. C. Those Framers who held debt but who did not own slaves tended to oppose the U.S. Constitution. D. The support that different Framers gave to the U.S. Constitution tended to divide along class lines. E. The Framers acted in a manner that reflected the religious convictions of their respective states.

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If you were asked to recommend whether a poor country with a multiparty system should adopt presidentialism or parliamentarism, which would you choose?Assume that your goal is to allow them to avoid democratic collapse. Assume also that the country is unlikely to change either its level of income or its electoral rules in the near future.

A. presidentialism B. parliamentarism C. It wouldn’t make a difference for democratic survival in this case.

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