Tutorial Group Criteria - Friday 1pm (Giang's Class)

States can gain a total of 210 points which will be converted into a percentage to determine their democratic ranking:

1. Full democracy (70%+)
2. Flawed democracy (40% - 69%)
3. Non-democracy (0% - 39%)

Election

1. Can the ruling party formally lose power after elections?
• Yes (10)
• Contested (5)
• No (0)
2. How many years has the incumbent party ruled consistently?
• 10 or less (10)
• 11 (9)
• 12 (8)
• 13 (7)
• 14 (6)
• 15 (5)
• 16 (4)
• 17 (3)
• 18 (2)
• 19 (1)
• 20 (0)
3. Is there any evidence of gerrymandering constituencies
• No (10)
• Some (5)
• Extreme evidence (0)
4. Are there any restrictions on minorities' ability to vote or become citizens (not including age) - Ethnic, Religious, Gender, LGBT etc.
• No (10)
• Informal suffrage restrictions (5)
• Yes (0)
5. Are there multiple parties?
• Yes (10)
• No (0)
6. Is there fair competition between parties? (Any restrictions for political campaigning)
• Scale from 1-10
7. Are opposition parties free from fabricated legal accusations given fair and equal trial?
• Yes (10)
• Contested (5)
• No (0)

Democratic Values

8. Is the media free from corporate control/monopoly?
• Yes (10)
• Contested (5)
• No (0)
9. What percentage of the media is independently owned?
• Points = % divided by 10
10. Is the judicial system free and fair?
• On a scale from extremely (10) to not at all (0)
11. Is the judiciary independent?
• Independent (10)
• Influenced (5)
• State run (0)
12. Does the state put restrictions on civil society?
• No (10)
• Scale of restrictions (1-9)
• Yes (0)
13. Do people have the freedom of assembly against the state?
• Yes (10)
• Some (5)
• None (0)
14. Is there a respect for human rights?
• Yes (10)
• Some (5)
• No (0)
15. Are people free from unjust violence by the state?
• Yes (10)
• No (0)

Executive Accountability

16. Is there an opposition party in government to hold the incumbent party accountable?
• Yes (10)
• Yes, but only semi-effective (5)
• No (0)
17. Can the leader of the executive be charged with crimes and undergo a fair and equal trial?
• Yes (10)
• No (0)
18. Are there measures to remove an incompetent executive from power?
• Yes (10)
• Yes, but ineffective (5)
• No (0)
19. Are the executives held to the same legal standards as their citizens?
• Yes (10)
• No (0)
20. Does the government operate with openness and transparency?
• Scale from fully transparent (10) to not at all (0)
21. Is there separation of powers?
• Yes (10)
• No (0)