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ASSIGNMENT 1
Democracy in the Contemporary World – Chapter 1

1) When did military coup take the place in Chile?

a) 1970 b) 1973 c) 1975 d)1985

2) Who was an elected leader?

a) General Pinochet b) Salvador Allende c) General Jaruzelski

3) Who was Michelle Bachelet?

a) President of Poland b) President of Russia c) President of Chile

4) Which of the following features of government applies to Allende’s Chile?

a) military dictatorship
b) criticism of government was not allowed
c) the ruler was elected by the people
d) widespread corruption

5) When was universal adult franchise granted in United States of America?

a) 1893 b) 1917 c) 1965

6) What happened to the democratically elected leader Suu Kyi in Myanmar?

a) Aung Suu Kyi put under house arrest
b) She was made the president
c) She was killed
d) She left the country

7) How did disintegration of Soviet Union accelerate the spread of democracy in the
world?

8) When did Soviet Union get disintegrated? How many republics was Soviet Union
comprised of?

9) How can you say that more and more countries are becoming democratic today?

10) What was Ghana’s experience towards democracy?

11) How did the end of colonialism affect the process of spread of democracies?

12) Why did USA not adopt the Universal Adult Franchise for a long time?

13) Who is the chief administrative officer of UN?

14) What role is played by the UN Security Council? Why is it not called a democratic
organ?

15) Is General assembly a democratic organ of UN? Explain.

16) What role is played by the world bank?

17) How many countries are the members of UN?

18) Why is International Monetary Fund not called democratic?

19) Do you agree that UN is a democratic global organization? Give reasons.

20) Why is Myanmar not called a democracy?