Consider the following hypothesis: “Islamic countries are likely to have lower levels of democracy than non-Islamic countries do.” What evidence would falsify it?

The surge in democratic transitions that have occurred around the world since 1974 is referred to as the:

The third wave of democratization had its roots in the American and French Revolutions.

A military coup that leads to the ouster of a democratically elected president is an example of:

All of the following were a result of Hungary’s Triangular Table Talks except: 

The empirical reality is that all religions have not been compatible with a broad range of political institutions.

Modernization theory predicts that the likelihood of a transition to democracy increases with income, whereas the survival story predicts that the likelihood of becoming a democracy is unrelated to income.

In 150 words or less, describe one condition under which economic inequality might undermine the emergence and survival of democracy.

According to Inglehart and Welzel (2005), traditional values emphasize the importance of:

Several theories exist to explain why different religious cultures are incompatible with democracy. In 150 words or less, describe one of these theories and how it was eventually falsified.