8A.5B

Question 1

What are some superpowers and emerging countries deciding now

Answer 1

have transitioned
to more democratic governments
but the degree of democratic freedom varies (🌎 comparison of an authoritarian an democratic system);
the protection of human rights
and degree of freedom of speech varies

Question 2

How is freedom of speech (democracy index) measured

Answer 2

• Electoral process
• Pluralism (how decision making takes into account different perspectives)
• Civil liberties (laws established only for the good of the community)
• Functioning of government
• Political culture

Question 3

Why are some democracy index scores declining

Answer 3

• 2008 recession led to unrest and less strong governance around the world
• More insecurity, more extremism
• More nationalism and populism, and corruption
• Internet has created echo chambers and fuelled conspiracies

Question 4

Why is america’s deomgraphic freedom declining

Answer 4

• Decline began in the 1960s
• Vietnam War / Civil rights
• Assassination of Martin Luther King
• Assassination of Pres. Kennedy
• Watergate scandal1972(The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by members of the Nixon administration) - He resigned.
• Clinton affair
• Wars in the Middle East
• Financial Crisis
• Legislative gridlock in Washington
  2020 election, storming the Capital
• Self interest > statehood

Question 5

Who publishes the freedom world index?

Answer 5

• Published by Freedom House
• Ranks countries as ‘free’, ‘partly free’ and ‘not free

Question 6

Define full democracy

Answer 6

civil liberties and political freedoms fully respected and protected (19 countries: Norway, Canada, UK)

Question 7

Define flawed democracy

Answer 7

elections are fair and civil liberties are protected, but there are problems, e.g. the media may not be free (57 countries: South Korea, South Africa, USA, India)

Question 8

Define hybrid regimes

Answer 8

elections are not free and fair, the legal system is not independent of the government and corruption is widespread (38 countries: Turkey, Bangladesh)

Question 9

Define authoritarian regimes

Answer 9

dictatorship, or systems where elections are meaningless; civil liberty abuses are common and the legal system is not independent. Media censored (52 countries: Russia, China, Saudi Arabia)

Question 10

LOOK AT 8A.5B CHINA VS INDIA DEMOCRACY COMPARISON

Answer 10

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Question 11

china vs india

Answer 11

CHINA:
​Religious freedom: Christianity is barely tolerated, and Communist party members must be atheist. Buddhism and Islam are suppressed - hundred of thousands of native Uighur Muslims are locked up in camps.
Freedom of speech: ‘Subversion of state power’ is used to crack down on dissenting voices; the internet is censored.
Political freedom: The Chinese Communist Party is, in practice, the only political party that exists.
Freedom of the press: Not free. Media are monitored by the Communist Party and subject to government direction.

INDIA:
Religious freedom: Despite religious freedom, religious violence and intolerance is common between Hindu, Muslim and Sikh groups.
Freedom of speech: Generally upheld: anti-government and single-issue protests are common, but so is police violence.
Political freedom: There are about 2,000 political parties in India, and its hotly contested elections are the largest democratic ones in the world.
Freedom of the press: There are numerous, privately owned media organisations that have reduced the influence of the government