Democracy can be defined as a government in which ________
A) elected officials have autonomy and all power is removed from the people
B) a small exclusive class holds supreme power
C) religion plays a significant role in decision-making
D) the crown is passed down from one member of the royal family to another
E) the people, either directly or through elected representatives, hold political power
E
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When social and economic differences buttress one another, making political conflict more intense and polarizing, social scientists call them __________
a. cross-cutting cleavages b. polarizing cleavages c. predisposing cleavages d. reinforcing cleavages
A person with a state primacy perspective could analyze the creation of Nunavut in all the following ways except
a. negatively because in granting Inuit autonomy it undermines the state of Canada. b. positively because it strengthens Canada as a multiethnic state. c. negatively since it undermines Canada's role as a supporter of a stronger United Nations. d. positively since it respected human rights by responding to Inuit demands. e. either positively or negatively depending on her or his interpretation of the perspective.