As Compared with Consolidated Democracies and Authoritarian Regimes, Transitional Democracies

As compared with consolidated democracies and authoritarian regimes, transitional democracies are characterized by

A) more legal protection than consolidated democracies but less than in authoritarian regimes.
B) more legal protection for economic and social rights but less for political rights.
C) more protection for civil liberties than either consolidated democracies or authoritarian regimes.
D) fewer legal protections of citizen rights and liberties than in a consolidated democracy but more than in authoritarian regimes.
E) fewer legal protections than in either consolidated democracies or authoritarian regimes.