Theme
What is democratic regression?
Check with group
What's the name of the little green dude?
Yoda
How many readings did we assign? (not including the current event articles)
4
How many current event articles did we give? (Not including the PDF reading that were given)
5
How many fingers is JR holding up behind his back
Check W/ JR
Did the creation of the empire make people safer? (Regardless of your political opinion)
Check with group
What order was given to kill the Jedi
Order 66
According to Mainwaring and Perez-Linan, why are actors the most important aspect of democracy surviving?
Their research has shown that actors' support for a democracy is the biggest determining factor and not economics
How long is the video we gave?
6 minutes
Without looking at your phone what is todays date?
1/9/26
Does the senate matter anymore?
No, Palpatine has all the power
Why did Padme Die?
She lost her will to live due to heartbreak
Name a single author from the four given readings
Ingolfur Bluhdorn, Luca Tomini, Claudius Wagemann, Micheal Miller, Scott Mainwaring, Anibal Perez-Linan
When did Venezuela's' democracy begin to crumble?
1999 with the election of Hugo Chavez
Who is the head coach of Austin College football
Tony Joe White
Did the Jedi contribute to the breakdown of democracy?
Yes
Who adopted Leia?
Senator Organa
What is one of the four main strategic reasons for democratic collapse?
Temptation to power, Co-Optation, uncertainty, and Partisanship.
Name one of the provisions that Putin declared after an attack in Beslan?
1. Putin appoints all governors
2. Members of the lower house of parliament are not directly elected
3. All political parties must re-register
4. A new chamber must like proposed legislation before it enters parliament
Did you like the movie?
Yes - +400
No - -4,000,000
Whose death signified the death of democracy in the movie?
Padme
What planet was Grievous killed on?
Utapau
In the Article (Varieties of contemporary democratic breakdown and regression: A comparative analysis) what does Bermeo define as democratic backsliding?
The state led debilitation or elimination of any of the political institutions that sustain an existing democracy
What did Gamboa say about the Venezuelan people under Chavez presidency?
"Using tactics like coups, boycotts, or strikes can be effective ways to protest a government, but they can backfire when you leverage them against a popular and democratically elected president."
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