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The kings of which country rule because they are born into the royal family, not chosen?Read the answer and worked solution →General Pervez Musharraf led a military coup in Pakistan in:Read the answer and worked solution →In 2002 Musharraf held which exercise to gain a five-year extension?Read the answer and worked solution →Under Musharraf's Legal Framework Order, the civilian cabinet was supervised by a:Read the answer and worked solution →China's parliament, the National People's Congress, has nearly how many members?Read the answer and worked solution →Before contesting Chinese elections a candidate needs the approval of the:Read the answer and worked solution →Mexico elects its President every:Read the answer and worked solution →Until 2000, every Mexican election was won by the:Read the answer and worked solution →Women in Saudi Arabia did not have the right to vote until:Read the answer and worked solution →Which country's citizenship rules make it hard for its Russian minority to vote?Read the answer and worked solution →Zimbabwe attained independence from White minority rule in:Read the answer and worked solution →Zimbabwe was ruled since independence by which party?Read the answer and worked solution →Robert Mugabe was forced out of office in:Read the answer and worked solution →How many features of democracy does the summary definition list?Read the answer and worked solution →China's famine of 1958 to 1961 killed nearly:Read the answer and worked solution →Economists note that no large-scale famine has ever occurred in an:Read the answer and worked solution →Democracy is called a better government because it is more:Read the answer and worked solution →The strongest argument for democracy is that it enhances the:Read the answer and worked solution →Democracy allows a country to:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the features of democracyRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the non-democraciesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the democracy examplesRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the democracy wordsRead the answer and worked solution →For or against democracyRead the answer and worked solution →Sort countries, leaders and termsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Democracy bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The Civil Rights Movement in the USA ran from:Read the answer and worked solution →The Civil Rights Movement was led by:Read the answer and worked solution →The more militant Black Power movement emerged in:Read the answer and worked solution →

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The kings of which country rule because they are born into the royal family, not chosen?

  1. Thailand
  2. Saudi Arabia
  3. Bhutan state
  4. Nepal state
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Correct answer: B. Saudi Arabia

1. Monarchies fail the simple definition. 2. Saudi kings rule by birth. 3. Myanmar's army rulers were also unelected. _Source: syllabus Democratic Politics I, Chapter 1, What is Democracy? Why Democracy?_

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General Pervez Musharraf led a military coup in Pakistan in:

  1. May 1998
  2. October 2002
  3. October 1999
  4. August 2002
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Correct answer: C. October 1999

1. He overthrew an elected government. 2. The coup was in October 1999. 3. He called himself Chief Executive, later President. _Source: syllabus Democratic Politics I, Chapter 1, What is Democracy? Why Democracy?_

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In 2002 Musharraf held which exercise to gain a five-year extension?

  1. Census count
  2. Party poll
  3. Court ruling
  4. Referendum
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Correct answer: D. Referendum

1. Critics said it was based on malpractice and fraud. 2. He held a referendum. 3. He then issued a Legal Framework Order. _Source: syllabus Democratic Politics I, Chapter 1, What is Democracy? Why Democracy?_

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