Which of the following accurately describes democracy throughout the world?

Which of the following accurately describes democracy throughout the world?
 
  a. Most countries are strong democracies.
  b. Few countries purport to be democratic.
  c. Most people live in thriving democracies.
  d. A majority of people live in nondemocratic systems.

 Q. 2

Democracy usually fails in countries with per capita GDPs of less than __________ and succeeds in countries with per capita GDPs of more than __________.
 
  a. 3,000; 5,000
  b. 6,000; 10,000
  c. 10,000; 30,000
  d. 20,000; 40,000

 Q. 3

The process of __________ may awaken demands from the masses that must be addressed by the elites or else they may face revolution.
 
  a. ruralization
  b. modernization
  c. nationalism
  d. liberalization

 Q. 4

If you are studying how natural boundaries like mountains and water affect the political development of a country you are studying __________.
 
  a. political geography
  b. comparative politics
  c. international relations
  d. political culture

 Q. 5

A failed state is characterized by __________.
 
  a. stability
  b. collapse of state sovereignty
  c. the two-turnover test
  d. economic development

 Q. 6

If you are the leader of a country, but constantly defer to the leader of the neighboring country to make decisions, your state lacks __________.
 
  a. legitimacy
  b. secularization
  c. sovereignty
  d. power

 Q. 7

In the context of comparative politics, a __________ is the sovereign entity comprising governmental institutions and laws.
 
  a. state
  b. territory
  c. kingdom
  d. nation