Practice question · Sort into groups
Sort each requirement by whether it concerns ELECTION DAY or the period BETWEEN elections.
Groups: Election day · Between elections
- Free and fair elections
- Inclusive suffrage
- Alternative sources of information
- Associational autonomy
- Freedom of expression
- The right to run for office
Hints
- Three of Dahl's conditions are about the vote itself.
- The conditions about media and association operate continuously.
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Election day: Free and fair elections, Inclusive suffrage, The right to run for office
Between elections: Freedom of expression, Alternative sources of information, Associational autonomy
Why
The second column is what competitive authoritarian regimes fail. They hold real elections with real opponents and lose almost none, because the contest is decided by control of media, courts and state resources in the years between, which is exactly why Dahl's list does not stop at the ballot.
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