All of the Following Are Reasons That Would Account for the Spread

question 97

Multiple Choice

All of the following are reasons that would account for the spread of democracy except:

• A)totalitarian regimes failing to deliver economic progress to the vast bulk of their populations.
• B)the unchallenged pressure of entrepreneurs and other business leaders for less accountable and closed governments.
• C)the economic advances of the past quarter century leading to the emergence of increasingly prosperous middle and working classes pushing for democratic reforms.
• D)new information and communication technologies reducing the state's ability to control access to uncensored information.

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Definitions:

Conservation Skills

Cognitive abilities that enable a child to understand that quantity or amount does not change when its form or appearance is altered, a concept developed by Jean Piaget.

Preoperational Thought

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children (ages 2-7) begin to engage in symbolic play and struggle with logic and understanding others' perspectives.

Intuitive Reasoning

The process of making decisions on the basis of what feels right or what is instinctively believed to be true without logical reasoning.

Symbolic Thought

The ability to use symbols, like words or images, to represent objects, actions, or ideas not physically present.