With the two scores combined, the result is a scale that assigns countries a number from 2 to 14. Countries with scores from 2 to 5 I classify as democracies. Regimes with scores from 6 to 8 classify as semi-authoritarian. Countries with scores from 9 to 14 are authoritarian. ... Most recently, in 2002 and 2003, Mexico received a score of 4, due to an improvement in its civil liberties score, which dropped from a 3 to a 2. ...

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Today political critics in the USA call for more transparency within the government to fight corruption, yet America scores a 74 out of 100 on transparency.org's corruption perception index while Somalia scores an almost laughable 8 (last place) and The DRC scores only a 22 (8). ...

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In fact, scores of groups and organizations that were formed during the period were on record opposing the unification and its state formation day celebrations. ... While the political leadership at both the state and central levels hardly endeavored for any sort of convergence, the peoples were at odds all through. ...

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