Chapter 5 Authoritarianism

A  TRUE

B  FALSE

A  South Africa lacked a national constitution.

B  South Africa was ruled by a military general.

C  South Africa prevented women from voting.

D  South Africa operated a system of apartheid. 

E  South Africa had a hereditary monarch.

A  Parliamentary support

B  Free elections

C  Personal charisma

D  International support

E  Interest group advocacy

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

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

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 only at the same time.

A  A socialist dictatorship

B  A parliamentary democracy

C  A theocratic autocracy

D  A presidential democracy

E  A hereditary monarchy

A  The creation of the Democracy Wall

B  Diplomatic relations with Taiwan

C  The massacre in Tiananmen Square

D  The establishment of democratically elected local governments

E  Liberalization of speech and press freedoms

A    

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

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

D  They are state banks that tax international imports.

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

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

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

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

E  Both countries rely on Japan to buy their exports.

A  Mao Zedong

B  Chiang Kai-shek

C  Ayatollah Khomeini

D  Deng Xiaoping 

E  Wen Jiabao

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  Maintaining law and order

E  Reducing economic inequality

A  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. 

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

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

A  Representing the policy preferences of organized interests

B  Avoiding international entanglements

C  Representing the policy preferences of the general public

D  Preserving the rule of law

E  Maintaining a power monopoly

A  A minor battle between two neighboring countries

B  A revision of the constitution that changes the procedural rules

C  A major policy change that frustrates the political opposition

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

E  A peaceful transition of power following a contentious election

A  Sub-Saharan Africa

B  Asia

C  Western Europe

D  North Africa

E  The Middle East

A  A small group of economic elites

B  A large group of people representing society broadly 

C  A small group of religious elites

D  A large group of military leaders

E  A single ruler

A  A small group of economic elites

B  A large group of military leaders

C  A single ruler

D  A large group of people representing society broadly 

E  A small group of religious elites

A  Relatively poor and poorly educated countries

B  Relatively prosperous and well-educated countries 

C  Relatively prosperous and poorly educated countries

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

E  Relatively poor and well-educated countries

A  Unlike democracies, autocracies generally lack special interests.

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

C  Democracies are generally weaker governments than autocracies.

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

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  The simplicity of decision making

D  Constitutional protections of liberties 

E  Consideration of the lower classes

A  Much more common 

B  Much less common 

C  Slightly more common 

D  Slightly less common 

E  Roughly as common 

A  A lack of clear parliamentary control

B  All decisions made collectively

C  Power concentrated in one person

D  Power concentrated in a small group of people

E  A lack of any separation of church and state

A  Authoritarian states

B  Anarchistic states

C  Democratic states

D  Libertarian states

E  Communist states