After being overly optimistic about the collapse of
authoritarianism, many political scientists do not believe that:
a. some authoritarian regimes have had to make big changes in policies to survive.
b. electoral authoritarianism is weakening as a way of maintaining authoritarian rule.
c. democracy is now the only widely accepted way of claiming legitimacy.
d. fundamentalist Islam is the twenty-first-century ideological equivalent of Marxism.
Answer: d
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The National People's Congress, China's legislature,
a. is directly elected by voters but does not provide an important check on the Chinese Communist Party. b. has recently become more influential in the country's political process but remains basically a rubber stamp for policies decided by the top leaders of the Chinese Communist Party. c. is a bicameral body. d. consists solely of members of the Chinese Communist Party. e. is the most important source for policy in the Chinese government.