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Which characteristics are commonly associated with democratic systems? Select three.

A
Protection of free speech
B
Independent judiciary
C
Competitive elections
D
One-party rule
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Which statement best evaluates communist regimes examined in the lesson?

A
Political opposition expanded significantly.
B
Many governments expanded centralized authority and limited freedoms.
C
Governments reduced control over public life.
D
Revolutionary promises always matched outcomes.
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Which events are associated with communist governments? Select three.

A
Great Leap Forward
B
Holodomor
C
Great Terror
D
Marshall Plan
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What principle helps limit government power in the United States?

A
One-party rule
B
State-controlled media
C
Constitutional protections
D
Collectivism
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Who led the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia?

A
Fidel Castro
B
Joseph Stalin
C
Mao Zedong
D
Vladimir Lenin
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Why are checks and balances important?

A
They eliminate constitutional rights.
B
They divide power among branches of government.
C
They reduce voter participation.
D
They strengthen one-party rule.
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What document helped spread communist ideology in the nineteenth century?

A
Magna Carta
B
Bill of Rights
C
Federalist Papers
D
The Communist Manifesto
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What is free enterprise?

A
One-party economic planning
B
Government ownership of all industries
C
Economic decisions made by individuals and businesses
D
Collective farming only
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Why was the Great Terror significant?

A
It used arrests, fear, and repression to consolidate power.
B
It strengthened political opposition.
C
It decentralized government authority.
D
It expanded democratic rights.

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