Q1. [1] medium exam-ready
When citizens express dissatisfaction with how democracy is functioning, this should be seen as:
Options:
(A) A sign of democracy's failure
(B) Proof that people want dictatorship
(C) Evidence of the success of the democratic project — citizens have developed awareness and critical thinking
(D) A reason to restrict freedom of speech
- A A sign of democracy's failure
- B Proof that people want dictatorship
- C Evidence of the success of the democratic project — citizens have developed awareness and critical thinking
- D A reason to restrict freedom of speech
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-26 13:19 · grounding rag
Model Answer
(C) Evidence of the success of the democratic project — citizens have developed awareness and critical thinking.
Explanation
The textbook (Ch. 5) states that democracy creates conditions for citizens to become aware and critically evaluate governance. Dissatisfaction reflects engaged, thinking citizens — a democratic achievement — not a failure or desire for authoritarianism.