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PART II. Essay question: Choose one of the following essay questions. Please make your answersconcise, complete, and specific. Be sure to address all parts of the question. Your response shouldbe typed (12-pt font, 1 margins, double-spaced) in no more than 1-2 pages. The essay questionis worth 50 points.
 1. Does an active and engaged civil society support democratic outcomes? Why or why not?Give an example of when civil society could support democracy. Conversely, give anexample of when civil society could undermine democracy. Discuss and evaluate thearguments from the readings on this topic (Berman 1997 and Putnam 1993). WhichInstructions: In a new document, answer Parts I & II of the exam following the instructions below. Labelyour answers so I know which question you are answering (Short answer #1 or Essay #2). Dontforget to double-space your responses. Put your full name and Stetson ID in the header and save thefile as a PDF or Word Doc as the following: POLI201S_Final Exam_YourLastName. Proper formattingis part of your grade. Email your completed exam to Dr. Plantan by 9am on Friday, January 7.author do you most agree with? Why? Finally, do you think that civil society organizationsare a force for democratic change or tools of authoritarian resilience in a competitiveauthoritarian regime like Russia? Explain and defend your argument.
 2. Bermeo (2016) ends her article with the following assessment: The mix of backsliding wesee today is preferable to the mix of the past. Incremental and ambiguous changepreserves mixed landscapes wherein one set of institutions or ideas can correct others(17). Do you agree or disagree with Bermeos statement? What are the three pastexamples of backsliding? What are the three incremental and ambiguous types that arestill prevalent today? Do you think that todays democratic backsliding could be reversedor corrected? If so, how? How might the rise of populism contribute to democraticbacksliding? Consider and examine the case of Hungary in your response. (Discuss andcite the Bermeo 2016 and Ferguson 2016 readings in your response). 
Resources:
Bermeo– https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/on-democratic-backsliding/
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Berman-https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/world-politics/article/abs/civil-society-and-the-collapse-of-the-weimar-republic/8F600974B874D9EF661AE3A0F1032551
and putman- https://dl1.cuni.cz/pluginfile.php/408189/mod_resource/content/1/Uvod%20Robert%20D%20Putnam_%20-Making%20democracy%20work%20_%20civic%20traditions%20in%20modern%20Italy.pdf
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