Chapter 5 Authoritarianism

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  South Africa operated a system of apartheid. 

B  South Africa lacked a national constitution.

C  South Africa was ruled by a military general.

D  South Africa prevented women from voting.

E  South Africa had a hereditary monarch.

A  Personal charisma

B  Free elections

C  Parliamentary support

D  International support

E  Interest group advocacy

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

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

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

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

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

A  A parliamentary democracy

B  A socialist dictatorship

C  A hereditary monarchy

D  A presidential democracy

E  A theocratic autocracy

A  Diplomatic relations with Taiwan

B  The establishment of democratically elected local governments

C  The massacre in Tiananmen Square

D  Liberalization of speech and press freedoms

E  The creation of the Democracy Wall

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

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

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

D  They are state banks that tax international imports.

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

F    

A  Both countries rely on Japan to buy their exports.

B  Both countries are heavily indebted to the World Bank.

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

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

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

A  Deng Xiaoping 

B  Chiang Kai-shek

C  Mao Zedong

D  Wen Jiabao

E  Ayatollah Khomeini

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

B  An influential group of impartial economic advisers

C  An influential group of military advisers

D  An alternative parliament made up of political dissidents

E  A small group that makes final political decisions

A  Preventing political and economic corruption

B  Minimizing the influence of the military on politics

C  Protecting the public from negative campaign advertisements

D  Reducing economic inequality

E  Maintaining law and order

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

D  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.

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

A  Avoiding international entanglements

B  Maintaining a power monopoly

C  Representing the policy preferences of the general public

D  Preserving the rule of law

E  Representing the policy preferences of organized interests

A  A minor battle between two neighboring countries

B  A peaceful transition of power following a contentious election

C  A revision of the constitution that changes the procedural rules

D  A major policy change that frustrates the political opposition

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

A  The Middle East

B  Sub-Saharan Africa

C  Asia

D  Western Europe

E  North Africa

A  A small group of economic elites

B  A single ruler

C  A small group of religious elites

D  A large group of military leaders

E  A large group of people representing society broadly 

A  A large group of people representing society broadly 

B  A small group of religious elites

C  A single ruler

D  A large group of military leaders

E  A small group of economic elites

A  Relatively poor and well-educated countries

B  Relatively prosperous and poorly educated countries

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

D  Relatively prosperous and well-educated countries 

E  Relatively poor and poorly educated countries

A  Democracies are generally weaker governments than autocracies.

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

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

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

E  Unlike democracies, autocracies generally lack special interests.

A  Dedication to the rule of law

B  Constitutional protections of liberties 

C  Representation of multiple societal interests

D  The simplicity of decision making

E  Consideration of the lower classes

A  Much less common 

B  Much more common 

C  Slightly more common 

D  Slightly less common 

E  Roughly as common 

A  Power concentrated in a small group of people

B  A lack of any separation of church and state

C  All decisions made collectively

D  Power concentrated in one person

E  A lack of clear parliamentary control

A  Authoritarian states

B  Communist states

C  Anarchistic states

D  Libertarian states

E  Democratic states