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The ten conditions for democracy

a. cause a democratization process to occur.
b. need to all exist for the democratization process to occur.
c. always exist in any democracy.
d. do not actually cause a democratization process to occur.

2.The "Velvet Revolution" occurred in:

a. Vatican City.
b. Czechoslovakia.
c. the Soviet Union.
d. Yugoslavia.

3.Under Saddam's economic policies, most of Iraq's rising national wealth was distributed

a. in support of pan-Arabism movement organizations.
b. mostly in the Kurdish areas.
c. proportionately throughout the different regions of Iraq.
d. disproportionately in favor of Sunni areas.

4.The evidence for capitalism promoting democracy is

a. mixed.
b. weak.
c. strongly supported.
d. very strongly supported.


5.The invading Soviet army was countered by determined Afghan resistance from several groups known collectively as

a. the mujahedin.
b. the Taliban.
c. al Qaeda.
d. the Mullahs.
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6.Collaboration among the Arabs of the Middle East against foreign domination, was known as

a. pan-Arabism.
b. anti-Occidentalism.
c. pro-Arabism.
d. Talabanism.

7.Neoconservatives, argued strenuously that the global war on terrorism

a. did not require "regime change" by force in Iraq.
b. required coalition forces to focus its efforts on building democracy in Afganistan.
c. required "regime change" by force in Iran.
d. required "regime change" by force in Iraq.

8.As a general rule, there is

a. little corroborative evidence linking civil society with democracy.
b. some corroborative evidence linking civil society with democracy.
c. there is a direct link between the strength of civil society and the degree of democracy.
d. considerable corroborative evidence linking civil society with democracy.
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9.Private enterprise

a. invariably promotes democracy.
b. tends to subvert democratic rights.
c. has supported both democracy and authoritarianism.
d. reaps larger profits under democracies than under authoritarian regimes.
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10.The agreement between F. W. de Klerk, and Nelson Mandela is an example of

a. a weak correlation between commitment of elites and the rise of democracy.
b. middle class committed to democracy.
c. elites not committed to democracy.
d. leaders committed to democracy.
 
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