Chapter 5 Authoritarianism

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  South Africa was ruled by a military general.

B  South Africa operated a system of apartheid. 

C  South Africa lacked a national constitution.

D  South Africa had a hereditary monarch.

E  South Africa prevented women from voting.

A  Free elections

B  Parliamentary support

C  Interest group advocacy

D  International support

E  Personal charisma

A  It is good to be feared and loved, but only at the same time.

B  It is good to be merciful at all times to court public favor.

C  It is good to be feared and loved, but better to be loved.

D  It is good to deny the public constantly to emphasize control.

E  It is good to be feared and loved, but better to be feared.

A  A socialist dictatorship

B  A hereditary monarchy

C  A theocratic autocracy

D  A presidential democracy

E  A parliamentary democracy

A  Liberalization of speech and press freedoms

B  The creation of the Democracy Wall

C  Diplomatic relations with Taiwan

D  The massacre in Tiananmen Square

E  The establishment of democratically elected local governments

A  They are investment funds held by the world’s monarchs.

B    

C  They are state banks that tax international imports.

D  They are state-owned investment funds, often made up of international assets.

E  They are economic tools used to regulate the amount of currency available in an economy.

F  They are investment funds held by the world’s most powerful economic leaders.

A  Both countries rely on Japan to buy their exports.

B  China purchases a lot of the United States’ exports, whereas the United States funds much of China’s debt.

C  The United States is reliant on China for most of its intellectual property development.

D  Both countries are heavily indebted to the World Bank.

E  The United States purchases a lot of Chinese exports, whereas China funds much of the United States’ debt.

A  Ayatollah Khomeini

B  Mao Zedong

C  Deng Xiaoping 

D  Wen Jiabao

E  Chiang Kai-shek

A  An influential group of military advisers

B  A small group that makes final political decisions

C  An influential group of impartial economic advisers

D  An alternative parliament made up of political dissidents

E  A hereditary legislative body similar to the House of Lords in the United Kingdom

A  Reducing economic inequality

B  Maintaining law and order

C  Protecting the public from negative campaign advertisements

D  Minimizing the influence of the military on politics

E  Preventing political and economic corruption

A  Authoritarian regimes tend to be far more opposed to international criticism than totalitarian regimes.

B  Authoritarian regimes seek to regulate all types of public actions, whereas totalitarian regimes are generally uninterested in the actions of the public except their political actions.

C  Authoritarian regimes are generally uninterested in the actions of the public except for their political actions, whereas totalitarian regimes seek to regulate all types of actions. 

D  Authoritarian regimes are much less likely to be hereditary than totalitarian regimes.

E  Authoritarian regimes tend to be far more open to public criticism than totalitarian regimes.

A  Maintaining a power monopoly

B  Preserving the rule of law

C  Representing the policy preferences of the general public

D  Representing the policy preferences of organized interests

E  Avoiding international entanglements

A  An attempted seizure of governmental power by an alternate power group 

B  A minor battle between two neighboring countries

C  A peaceful transition of power following a contentious election

D  A revision of the constitution that changes the procedural rules

E  A major policy change that frustrates the political opposition

A  The Middle East

B  Western Europe

C  North Africa

D  Sub-Saharan Africa

E  Asia

A  A single ruler

B  A small group of religious elites

C  A large group of people representing society broadly 

D  A large group of military leaders

E  A small group of economic elites

A  A large group of military leaders

B  A single ruler

C  A small group of religious elites

D  A small group of economic elites

E  A large group of people representing society broadly 

A  Relatively poor and neither well-educated nor poorly educated countries

B  Relatively prosperous and poorly educated countries

C  Relatively prosperous and well-educated countries 

D  Relatively poor and well-educated countries

E  Relatively poor and poorly educated countries

A  Democracies are generally weaker governments than autocracies.

B  Unlike democracies, autocracies generally lack special interests.

C  Autocracies are likely to suppress public criticism from special interests.

D  Democracies are legally required to satisfy special interests before making policy.

E  Unlike democracies, special interests are well represented in autocracies.

A  Consideration of the lower classes

B  Constitutional protections of liberties 

C  Representation of multiple societal interests

D  The simplicity of decision making

E  Dedication to the rule of law

A  Much more common 

B  Much less common 

C  Slightly less common 

D  Slightly more common 

E  Roughly as common 

A  All decisions made collectively

B  Power concentrated in one person

C  A lack of any separation of church and state

D  A lack of clear parliamentary control

E  Power concentrated in a small group of people

A  Libertarian states

B  Communist states

C  Authoritarian states

D  Anarchistic states

E  Democratic states