Over Time, the Number of Nations That Are Democracies Has

question 14

Multiple Choice

Over time, the number of nations that are democracies has

• A) shrunk
• B) grown
• C) remained constant
• D) been difficult to count, since many nations are democratic in some ways but not others

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