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Which term is used to describe the formal institutions through which a land and its people are ruled?
Which term is used to describe the formal institutions through which a land and its people are ruled?
- Politics
- Democracy
- Totalitarianism
- Government (correct)
What is the main difference between democracies and totalitarian governments?
What is the main difference between democracies and totalitarian governments?
- Democracies give citizens a formal voice in politics, while totalitarian governments do not
- Democracies have formal limits on their power, while totalitarian governments do not (correct)
- Democracies prevent others from challenging their authority, while totalitarian governments do not
- Democracies have a smaller size than totalitarian governments
What important changes began to take place in the governance of some Western nations in the seventeenth century?
What important changes began to take place in the governance of some Western nations in the seventeenth century?
- Governments began to expand their size
- Governments began to acknowledge formal limits on their power
- Governments began to give citizens a formal voice in politics through the vote
- Governments began to acknowledge formal limits on their power and give citizens a formal voice in politics through the vote (correct)
According to Harold Lasswell, what is politics?
According to Harold Lasswell, what is politics?
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What are some forms that politics can take?
What are some forms that politics can take?
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