Read the political science excerpt: 'Democratic institutions atrophy not always through sudden military overthrow, but through the incremental erosion of constitutional norms, the partisan weaponization of oversight bodies, and the normalization of disinformation.'\nAccording to the author, how does democratic decay primarily occur?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. through gradual, subtle institutional erosion rather than dramatic cataclysms
- Step 1: The author contrasts sudden military overthrow with 'incremental erosion of constitutional norms', describing gradual internal decay. Answer: through gradual, subtle institutional erosion rather than dramatic cataclysms. Why not the others: The author explicitly identifies subtle incremental decay as the primary mechanism.
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