Definitions
What is the quick collapse of democracy called?
Authoritarian Reversion
Which authors argue that elected leaders can use democratic and constitutional methods to weaken democracy from within?
Kim Lane Scheppele
Constitutional retrogression usually happens through one sudden event.
FALSE
Who is the current president of Russia?
Vladimir Putin
Who is the founder and ceo of online shopping platform "Amazon?"
Jeff Bezos
A political system that protects individual rights, minority rights, pluralism, equality, rule of law, and checks and balances.
Liberal Constitutionalism
Which authors distinguish between authoritarian reversion and constitutional retrogression?
Huq and Ginsburg
Huq and Ginsburg believe authoritarian reversion is a relatively low risk in the United States.
TRUE
Which country removed thousands of public officials after 2016 including: 9,000 police, 10,000 solidiers, and 43,000 education officials?
Turkey
Dad Joke: What do Lawyers wear to court?
Lawsuits ahhahahahhahahaah
The principle that government leaders are limited by constitutional rules and institutions, even when they have majority support.
Constitutionalism
Which authors argue that gradual democratic decline is a greater concern for the U.S. than a sudden authoritarian collapse?
Huq and Ginsburg
The First Amendment prevents both formal censorship and a president from attacking the credibility of the press.
False: The First Amendment protects the press from formal government censorship, but it does not prevent a president from criticizing or attacking how credible media is
Which two countries have embraced populist leaders who promised to end the gridlock that is democracy's consequence?
Hungary and Poland
Which popular formula 1 driver is Kim Kardashian currently dating?
Lewis Hamilton
What is it called when elected leaders use laws to weaken democratic institutions and increase their power?
Autocratic Legalism
Which author argues that autocratic legalists use their election victories as justification for overcoming institutions that limit them?
Kim Lane Scheppele
Scheppele argues that autocratic legalists HAVE to abolish elections before they can weaken constitutional democracy.
False: they can use electoral legitimacy and legal reforms to consolidate power.
Can you name all six countries author Scheppele brought as an example that share the same strategy of using electoral legitimacy to integrate power?
Russia,Turkey,Poland,Venezuela,Ecuador,Hungary
What is the only letter of the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any U.S. state?
Q
A slow, decay that happens at the same time across elections, usually ending in a hybrid regime rather than full authoritarianism.
Retrogression
Which author uses leaders from countries such as Hungary, Russia, Turkey, and Venezuela to demonstrate a shared strategy for consolidating power?
Kim Lane Scheppele
Huq and Ginsburg argue that constitutional rules alone guarantee that the United States will be protected from gradual democratic decline.
FALSE: they argue democratic stability can also depend on political leaders, coalitions, and public response
Who is the current president of Ecuador?
Daniel Noboa
How does famous DJ Khaled spell the country "CANADA?"
D.R.A.K.E