Chapter 5 Authoritarianism

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  South Africa had a hereditary monarch.

B  South Africa was ruled by a military general.

C  South Africa lacked a national constitution.

D  South Africa operated a system of apartheid. 

E  South Africa prevented women from voting.

A  Personal charisma

B  International support

C  Free elections

D  Interest group advocacy

E  Parliamentary support

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 feared.

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 loved.

A  A theocratic autocracy

B  A parliamentary democracy

C  A presidential democracy

D  A socialist dictatorship

E  A hereditary monarchy

A  The massacre in Tiananmen Square

B  Diplomatic relations with Taiwan

C  Liberalization of speech and press freedoms

D  The establishment of democratically elected local governments

E  The creation of the Democracy Wall

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

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

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

D    

E  They are state banks that tax international imports.

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

A  Both countries are heavily indebted to the World Bank.

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

C  Both countries rely on Japan to buy their exports.

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

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

A  Ayatollah Khomeini

B  Deng Xiaoping 

C  Wen Jiabao

D  Mao Zedong

E  Chiang Kai-shek

A  A small group that makes final political decisions

B  An alternative parliament made up of political dissidents

C  An influential group of military advisers

D  An influential group of impartial economic advisers

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

A  Preventing political and economic corruption

B  Protecting the public from negative campaign advertisements

C  Maintaining law and order

D  Minimizing the influence of the military on politics

E  Reducing economic inequality

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

B  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. 

C  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.

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

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

A  Representing the policy preferences of the general public

B  Maintaining a power monopoly

C  Avoiding international entanglements

D  Preserving the rule of law

E  Representing the policy preferences of organized interests

A  A major policy change that frustrates the political opposition

B  A minor battle between two neighboring countries

C  A revision of the constitution that changes the procedural rules

D  A peaceful transition of power following a contentious election

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

A  The Middle East

B  Asia

C  North Africa

D  Western Europe

E  Sub-Saharan Africa

A  A single ruler

B  A small group of economic elites

C  A small group of religious elites

D  A large group of people representing society broadly 

E  A large group of military leaders

A  A single ruler

B  A small group of religious elites

C  A large group of military leaders

D  A large group of people representing society broadly 

E  A small group of economic elites

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

B  Relatively poor and well-educated countries

C  Relatively prosperous and well-educated countries 

D  Relatively poor and poorly educated countries

E  Relatively prosperous and poorly educated countries

A  Democracies are generally weaker governments than autocracies.

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

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

D  Unlike democracies, autocracies generally lack special interests.

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

A  Representation of multiple societal interests

B  Dedication to the rule of law

C  Consideration of the lower classes

D  The simplicity of decision making

E  Constitutional protections of liberties 

A  Slightly more common 

B  Roughly as common 

C  Slightly less common 

D  Much more common 

E  Much less common 

A  Power concentrated in a small group of people

B  Power concentrated in one person

C  A lack of clear parliamentary control

D  All decisions made collectively

E  A lack of any separation of church and state

A  Authoritarian states

B  Libertarian states

C  Democratic states

D  Communist states

E  Anarchistic states