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PLS 200 Exam #2 Questions with complete solution Direct democracy means rule by the people, without the use of representatives. - correct answer True Fear of tyranny of the majority is one reason why the Ancient Greeks advocated democracy. - correct answer False The US is a republic, ...

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PLS 200 Exam #2 Questions with
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Direct democracy means rule by the people, without the use of
representatives. - correct answer ✔True


Fear of tyranny of the majority is one reason why the Ancient Greeks
advocated democracy. - correct answer ✔False


The US is a republic, not a direct democracy. - correct answer ✔True


Minimalist approaches to democracy view free and fair elections as a
necessary and sufficient condition for democracy. - correct answer ✔True


Both maximalist and minimalist approaches to democracy emphasize the
importance of voter turnout. - correct answer ✔False


Maximalist approaches to democracy are the norm in contemporary research
because they are less subjective and better enable analyses of cause and
effect. - correct answer ✔False


The percentage of elections in the world that are free and fair has decreased
since the end of the Cold War. - correct answer ✔False


The third wave of democratizarion took place in 1970s and ended around
2000. - correct answer ✔False


The most recent reverse wave occurred with the Arab Spring. - correct
answer ✔False

, A majority of Americans think that democracy in the US is getting weaker. -
correct answer ✔True


One of the top five concerns Americans have with democracy in the US today
is the interference by Russia and other foreign nations. - correct answer
✔False


Most experts assess that American democracy is weakening because
elections are increasingly less free and fair. - correct answer ✔False


Most experts assess that one area in which American democracy is failing is
civil behavior. - correct answer ✔True


Experts assess that the threat to democracy is higher in the US than it is in
Poland. - correct answer ✔True


In many part of Europe, left-wing populist parties are gaining representation. -
correct answer ✔False


According to the watchdog organization Freedom House, countries with
democratic declines have outnumbered those with democratic gains in recent
years. - correct answer ✔True


Authoritarianizations are difficult to identify because they are slow and
incremental processes. - correct answer ✔True


Today's populists are increasingly using the military to dismantle democracy
via coup. - correct answer ✔False

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