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This assignment has two components: a summary component and an analysis This assignment has two components: a summary component and an analysis component. Each component should at minimum be 2 pages long. You may write the assignment as a Memo to someone who is in charge of a non-profit concerned with issues of democracy such as the United States Institute of Peace or the American Civil Liberties Union, but you don’t have to write it that way if doing so confuses you. Part 1 of the assignment is to summarize two chapters from How Democracies Die . You must choose at least one of the following chapters: 4, 5 or 9 (these chapters cover international cases). You may choose any other chapter as a second chapter. The other chapters mostly cover America. You can bullet-point your summaries, but please make sure to separate the chapters. You must use some quotes and some paraphrases. Please cite the text appropriately. Part 2 of the assignment is to analyze the summaries that you included. Analysis involves breaking down an issue in order to evaluate it with the goal of discovering new connections. Analysis can involve comparison, evaluation, and linking an issue to a broader context or significance. You may add information from the rest of the book in this section, but please focus on what you summarized. Please note the following in your analysis section (which will be worth the other half of your grade): What ramifications does the summary information/data have for the future of democracy in the world and in America? What is the significance of this information? What findings, discoveries, or new knowledge arise from a comparison of the information from the two chapters? If you add other information from the book, what findings emerge? What happens when you incorporate external sources such as news reports into your analysis? Evaluate whether this is a critical issue for the future of the world and for people like you—why or why not. You can also consider the entire book in your discussion if you wish. Is it too easy to undo democracy? If so, what safeguards are necessary?

Paper For Above instruction The complex nature of democracy and the threats it faces have been a major concern in political science, especially in the context of recent global developments. The book How Democracies Die


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