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.
Question 2
During the Arab Spring, students:
a. used social media to express their desire for a government.
b. did not have access to social media.
c. used social media to bring down governments.
d. discouraged the use of social media because of fear of the government.
Question 3
What event prompted Belgium to move towards a formal
government?
a. non-violent protests
b. expulsion from NATO
c. a poor bond rating
d. nation-wide strikes.
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