Use the latest democracy index (2020) to answer the following questions

Democracy Index (find the start page of the region in the table of contents on page 1): Democracy Index 2020: In Sickness and in health

Pick a region of the world(Highlight)

• Western Europe
• Eastern Europe
• North America
• Latin America and the Caribbean
• Asia and Australasia
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• Middle East and North Africa

Questions:

• What are 5 significant developments or takeaways (from the reading) for the region

Example takeaways from 2019 North America

1. The United States fell to a "flawed democracy" as the result a decline in public trust in democratic institutions
2. There is a decline in political satisfaction in the two party system
3. Fierce polarization and demonization of the opposing parties in the era of Trump is on the rise
4. Canada scored higher on the index due to the promotion of religious tolerance
5. Disengagement in the political party system and a downward turn in civil liberties due to restrictive measures on hate speech and libel laws are Canada's lowest scores

2020 Takeaways

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