The Idea That Partisan Disagreement Fuels Democracy by Enabling the Public

question 59

Multiple Choice

The idea that partisan disagreement fuels democracy by enabling the public to express their opinion through elections is known as the ______.

• A) responsive theory of democracy
• B) republican democracy theory
• C) polarization theory
• D) public response theory

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Definitions:

Korsakoff's Syndrome

A chronic memory disorder caused by severe deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), most often associated with prolonged alcoholism.

Confabulation

The creation of altered, false, or misrepresented recollections about one's own life or the world, without the deliberate aim to mislead.

Alzheimer's Disease

A degenerative brain disorder characterized by memory loss, cognitive decline, and personality changes.

Anterograde Amnesia

The loss of the ability to create new memories after the event that caused the amnesia.