Political Culture, Civil Society and Social Capital, Values

According to the Pettai Ramonaite article, political alienation, voter fatigue and emigration are the main possible reasons for the steady decline in voter turnout in Baltic states?

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According to World and European Values Surveys, as legal citizens in democratic countries, almost all people in European countries are actually ‘true democrats’.

• True

• False

Continued disarray in the party system and conflicts between the president and prime minister explain why the support for strongman rule is on the rise in Latvia?

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• False

Referendum as an indicator of participation is very reliable because it offers voters a plethora of policy choices on political issues.

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• False

When defining the political culture of a country, the support for the abstract ideal of democracy is the only perfect measure of regime support.

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• False

Confidence in institutions is determined by cultural norms instead of the performance of political authorities.

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• False

Levels of political trust in the Baltic states are highly dependent on institutional performance both in the economic sphere and political sphere.

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• False

As a solution to corruption, researchers have increasingly focused on a policy approach rather than a ‘social learning’ approach.

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• False

The trend of social trust in the Baltic states from 1990 to 2008 confirms that interpersonal trust largely depends on economic and physical security in society.

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• False

Participatory trends via new forms of political activism in the Baltic countries haven’t been encouraging, so Pettai Ramonaite mentioned that recently there is no positive sign of civic participation at all.

• True

• False