Welcome to your What is Democracy? Why Democracy? (Quiz)
1. What is the most significant argument in favor of democracy?
2. What role does an independent judiciary play in a democracy?
3. Why should Pakistan under General Musharraf not be called a democracy?
4. What is the role of elections in a democracy?
5. Why were elections in Mexico under PRI not considered free and fair?
7. What does the 'Legal Framework Order' issued by Musharraf in 2002 allow?
8. What is a fundamental principle of democracy regarding voting?
9. How does democracy help in resolving conflicts?
10. How often are elections held in Mexico to elect the President?
11. Which political party dominated elections in Mexico until 2000?
12. Which feature of democracy helps it correct its own mistakes?
13. How does democracy often lead to delays in decision-making?
14. What challenge to democracy does Estonia's citizenship rule highlight?
15. Which party led the freedom struggle in Zimbabwe?
16. Who led a military coup in Pakistan in 1999?
17. Who ruled Zimbabwe from independence until 2017?
18. What is the process to become a candidate for elections in China?
19. What is one of the main arguments against democracy?
20. Which of these countries has a monarchy?
21. What kind of government was led by Pinochet in Chile?
22. Why were the army rulers of Myanmar not considered democratic?
23. Until which year did women in Saudi Arabia lack the right to vote?
24. What is the basic definition of democracy?
25. When did Zimbabwe attain independence from White minority rule?
26. What distinguishes democratic governments from non-democratic ones?
27. Which of the following is NOT a feature of democratic governments?
28. What does the voting system in Fiji?
29. What is the name of China’s parliament?
30. How often are elections held in China for its parliament?