The freedom to form, declare membership in, or campaign for candidates from a political party is considered a measurement of a state's adherence to liberal democracy as a political value. Regulation of parties may run from a crackdown on or repression of all opposition parties, a norm for authoritarian governments, to the repression of certain parties which hold or promote ideals which run counter to the general ideology of the state's incumbents (or possess membership by-laws which are legally unenforceable). COUNT 3
QSN1 What is considered a measurement of a state's support to liberal democracy? ANS1 The freedom to form, declare membership in, or campaign for QSN2 How are parties regulated? ANS2 a crackdown on or repression of all opposition parties QSN3 Will parties that hold a counter belief to the general beliefs of the state's incumbents be repressed? ANS3 to the repression of certain parties which hold or promote ideals which run counter to the general ideology of the state's incumbents