Which of the Following Examples Would Best Support Seymour Martin

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following examples would best support Seymour Martin Lipset's argument about democratization?

• A) Robert Mugabe's controversial electoral victory in 2008
• B) Larry Diamond's observation that authoritarian governments reward friends and horde wealth for personal gains.
• C) Samuel Huntington's claim that we are in the third wave of democratization.
• D) Iris Marion Young's theory about social fragmentation.

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