<p>"although the authoritarian regime accorded significant rights to the ______ of the opposition parties, their rank and file members still only had minimal _____ to engage in political activity".</p>
<p>a) Commoners . . opportunity
b) Dissidents ... cause
c) adversaries ... inclination
d) elites . . latitude
e) stalwarts . . compensation</p>
<p>So the answer is E but i'm very confused.</p>
<p>Authoritarian regimes are characterized by unwavering obedience to authority.</p>
<p>Why would an authoritarian regime give the high ranking members of OPPOSITION parties significant rights? This is very confusing for me.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for any help!</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter–it’s not a history test. The first blank must contrast with “rank and file members” and the second blank must relate to “rights.”</p>
<p>I’m not sure I understand why the answer would not be D rather than E - “elites” contrasts with “rank and file” more than “stalwarts” does, and wouldn’t “minimal latitude” contrast better with “rights” than “compensation” does?</p>
<p>As for the historical component, authoritarian regimes often are in power at the behest of an oligarchy of elites (even ones that belong to opposing parties), so it’s certainly a plausible scenario. But, as marvin points out, it isn’t a history test, so concentrate only on the grammar and don’t worry about historical accuracy.</p>
<p>The answer is D, is the thing.</p>
<p>The answer is D…the rank and file party’s opposition is the elites…</p>