Chapter 5 Authoritarianism

A  FALSE

B  TRUE

A  South Africa lacked a national constitution.

B  South Africa had a hereditary monarch.

C  South Africa was ruled by a military general.

D  South Africa operated a system of apartheid. 

E  South Africa prevented women from voting.

A  Parliamentary support

B  International support

C  Free elections

D  Personal charisma

E  Interest group advocacy

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 deny the public constantly to emphasize control.

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

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

A  A presidential democracy

B  A hereditary monarchy

C  A parliamentary democracy

D  A theocratic autocracy

E  A socialist dictatorship

A  The massacre in Tiananmen Square

B  The creation of the Democracy Wall

C  Diplomatic relations with Taiwan

D  Liberalization of speech and press freedoms

E  The establishment of democratically elected local governments

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

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

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

D    

E  They are state banks that tax international imports.

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

A  Both countries are heavily indebted to the World Bank.

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

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

D  Both countries rely on Japan to buy their exports.

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

A  Chiang Kai-shek

B  Wen Jiabao

C  Ayatollah Khomeini

D  Mao Zedong

E  Deng Xiaoping 

A  An influential group of impartial economic advisers

B  An alternative parliament made up of political dissidents

C  A small group that makes final political decisions

D  An influential group of military advisers

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

A  Protecting the public from negative campaign advertisements

B  Reducing economic inequality

C  Preventing political and economic corruption

D  Maintaining law and order

E  Minimizing the influence of the military on politics

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

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

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 are much less likely to be hereditary than totalitarian regimes.

E  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. 

A  Representing the policy preferences of the general public

B  Avoiding international entanglements

C  Preserving the rule of law

D  Representing the policy preferences of organized interests

E  Maintaining a power monopoly

A  A peaceful transition of power following a contentious election

B  A major policy change that frustrates the political opposition

C  A minor battle between two neighboring countries

D  A revision of the constitution that changes the procedural rules

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

A  Asia

B  North Africa

C  Sub-Saharan Africa

D  The Middle East

E  Western Europe

A  A large group of military leaders

B  A small group of economic elites

C  A single ruler

D  A small group of religious elites

E  A large group of people representing society broadly 

A  A small group of economic elites

B  A large group of military leaders

C  A single ruler

D  A small group of religious elites

E  A large group of people representing society broadly 

A  Relatively poor and poorly 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 well-educated countries

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

B  Unlike democracies, autocracies generally lack special interests.

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

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

E  Democracies are generally weaker governments than autocracies.

A  Representation of multiple societal interests

B  The simplicity of decision making

C  Dedication to the rule of law

D  Constitutional protections of liberties 

E  Consideration of the lower classes

A  Much less common 

B  Slightly more common 

C  Roughly as common 

D  Slightly less common 

E  Much more common 

A  Power concentrated in a small group of people

B  A lack of any separation of church and state

C  A lack of clear parliamentary control

D  Power concentrated in one person

E  All decisions made collectively

A  Anarchistic states

B  Democratic states

C  Authoritarian states

D  Libertarian states

E  Communist states