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considered citizens, not (14)________ , and the totality of the people were seen as
constituting the state.
In most states where monarchical authority was removed, some form of liberal
democracy took its (15)________ . A liberal democracy is a state where political
authority (16)________ in the people acting through elected representatives and
where an elected executive is (17)________ to the will of the people as a whole.
The term (18)________ to a broad group of states with a parliamentary or
representative political tradition. Liberal democracies (19)________ from the
communist states known as people's democracies, in which the people hold the
(20)________ authority.
Passage Two
Questions 21 to 30 are based on the following passage.
There are several (21) ______ why it is important to adhere to ethical norms in
research. First, norms promote the aims of research, such as knowledge, truth, and
avoidance of error. For example, prohibitions against fabricating, falsifying, or
misrepresenting research data promote the truth and avoid error. Second, (22) ______
research often involves a great deal of cooperation and coordination among many
different people in different disciplines and institutions, ethical standards promote the
values that are essential to collaborative work, such as trust, accountability, mutual
respect, and fairness. For example, many ethical norms in research, such as guidelines
for authorship, copyright and patenting policies, data sharing policies, and
confidentiality rules in peer review, are (23) ______ to protect intellectual property
interests while encouraging collaboration. Most researchers want to receive (24)
______ for their contributions and do not want to have their ideas (25) ______ or
disclosed prematurely. Third, many of the ethical norms help to ensure that
researchers can be held accountable to the public. For instance, federal policies on
research misconduct, conflicts of interest, the human subjects protections, and animal
care and use are necessary in order to make sure that researchers who are funded by
(26) ______ money can be held accountable to the public. Fourth, ethical norms in
research also help to build public (27) ______ for research. People are more likely to