Which of the Following Best Describes the Relationship Between Civil

Which of the following best describes the relationship between civil society and nondemocratic regimes?

A) Civil society always promotes democracy and opposes nondemocratic rule.
B) Elimination of civil society by nondemocratic regimes can sometimes encourage populist ideology.
C) Nondemocratic regimes often seek to empower and expand civil society.
D) Nondemocratic regimes wield such power that civil society is irrelevant.
E) Nondemocratic regimes attempt to eliminate the idea of the state as an arena for social organization.