Crisis of Democracy Quiz

What was emphasised in the beginning of many constitutions?

• Proportional representation

• The democratic nature of the state

• The end of authoritarianism

• The necessity of bourgeois parliamentarism

What country was considered as “The first triumph of Europe’s democratic revolution” before ending being the first defeat of liberal democracy?

• Italy

• Hungary

• Russia

• Germany

What did the bourgeoisie want from the land reform?

• Save their private property

• Interested in the social progress of the peasants

• Believed that that the nations’ interest was aligned with the peasant private ownership

Which of the following is not a main part of the ‘Political Polarisation’ aspect of the failure of democracies?

• Proportional Representation

• Lack of democratic history

• Confrontation vs Communication

• Land reform

What is the important result of the ‘Legislative Paralysis’ according to Moritz Bonn that best explains the failures of democracy?

• Bourgeoise can’t control legislature, common people have more control

• Sets the stage for an authoritarian figure

• Legislation is suspended so voting and social progress is slowed

• Legislative paralysis doesn’t have to do with the failure of democracy

Pluralist democracy is based on the idea that all citizens should have an equal say in government and decision-making.

• True

• False

Support of agrarian workers was especially important for…?

• Fascists

• Dictatorships

• Socialists

• None

Which of the following was a key factor that contributed to the rise of Nazi Germany in the 1930s?

• Germany's victory in World War I

• The establishment of a democratic government

• Economic instability caused by World War I reparations

• Support from the Soviet Union

Which of the following dictators rose to power in Europe during the period between the two world wars?

• Mao Zedong

• Vladimir Lenin

• Nelson Mandela

• Benito Mussolini

Which philosopher's ideas were used as a theoretical foundation for fascist ideology in Italy during the 1920s and 1930s?

• Friedrich Nietzsche

• Jean-Paul Sartre

• John Stuart Mill

• Immanuel Kant