What kind of States often limit or abolish civil liberties?

The correct answer is Option (1) → Authoritarian

Option (1) Authoritarian — Correct. An authoritarian state is one in which the people have no voice and those in power are not accountable to anyone. Such states often limit or abolish civil liberties like freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of political activity and the right to the due processes of the law.

Option (2) Democratic — Incorrect. A democratic state is the opposite of an authoritarian one: the people have a voice and those in power answer to them, so civil liberties are protected rather than abolished.

Option (3) Civil Society — Incorrect. Civil society is not a kind of state at all. It is the broad arena beyond the family but outside both state and market, where individuals voluntarily create organisations to take up social issues and make demands on the state.

Option (4) Liberal — Incorrect. Liberal ideas stand for individual freedom, so a liberal state guards civil liberties; limiting them is the mark of the opposite kind of state.