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What did the Occupy Movement and the Arab Spring have in common?


A) Both were forms of democratic participation.
B) Both were successful in achieving their goals.
C) Both represented struggles against autocratic rule.
D) Both were initially suppressed.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following would be an expected benefit of a nonbinding referendum?


A) The government would have no choice but to listen to the people.
B) The government would make policy decisions favoured by the majority of the population, or risk losing the next election
C) It would further encourage debate on controversial issues.
D) It would bring international attention to national problems.

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of direct democracy?


A) recall
B) initiative
C) plebiscite
D) representation

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Which type of decision rule is the most difficult to achieve?


A) majority
B) unanimity
C) concurrent majority
D) qualified majority

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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What are two problems traditionally associated with liberal democracy? Are these issues still significant today? Why or why not?

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Which statement best defines an elite?


A) a majority of the population that controls the decision-making process of a society
B) a minority of the population that makes the major decisions in society
C) a marginalized segment of the population
D) a rich, and well-connected minority of the population

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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